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The Breastplate of Faith and Love
The breast-plate of faith and love. A treatise, wherein the ground and exercise of faith and love, as they are set upon Christ their object, and as they are expressed in good works, is explained. / Delivered in 18 sermons upon three several texts, by the late faithful and worthy minister of Jesus Christ, John Preston, Dr. in Divinity, chaplain in ordinary to his Majesty, Master of Emmanuel College in Cambridge, and sometimes preacher of Lincolns Inn.The breast-plate of faith and love. A treatise, wherein the ground and exercise of faith and love, as they are set upon Christ their object, and as they are expressed in good workes, is explained. / Delivered in 18 sermons upon three severall texts, by the late faithfull and worthy minister of Iesus Christ, Iohn Preston, Dr. in Divinity, chaplaine in ordinary to his Maiesty, Master of Emmanuel Colledge in Cambridge, and sometimes preacher of Lincolnes Inne.
London: printed by W. Jones for Nicolas Bourne, 1630London: printed by W. Iones for Nicolas Bourne, 1630
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
What if you find all this in your selves?1 yet so long as your hearts are sincere, you must know this, that every breach, every offence doth not break the band of wedlock between the Lord and you, you must not think there is a breach of covenant between God and you upon every •inne that is committed, but know that the Covenant holds good, till you come to choose another husband, the Lord continues your husband still. Therefore when thou art married to the Lord, it is not for thee to think then of questioning ⟨p. 148⟩the match, but study to please thy husband, and to do thy duty. You know, there may be many offences, and many slight breaches between a man and his wife, but the bond holds good, there is no bill of divorcement except it be in case of adultery, that she choose an other husband: so think, in such a case, the bond is not broken upon every offence, and every sin that is committed. Learn to know this for thy comfort, for it is a great matter to have this assurance full.
What if you finde all this in your selves?1 yet so long as your hearts are sincere, you must know this, that every breach, every offence doth not breake the band of wedlocke betweene the Lord and you, you must not thinke there is a breach of covenant betweene God and you upon every •inne that is committed, but know that the Covenant holds good, till you come to choose another husband, the Lord continues your husband still. Therefore when thou art married to the Lord, it is not for thee to thinke then of questioning ⟨p. 148⟩the match, but studie to please thy husband, and to doe thy dutie. You know, there may be many offences, and many slight breaches betweene a man and his wife, but the bond holds good, there is no bill of divorcement except it be in case of adultery, that shee choose an other husband: so thinke, in such a case, the bond is not broken upon every offence, and every sinne that is committed. Learne to know this for thy comfort, for it is a great matter to have this assurance full.