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.
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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.
Author
Preston, John, 1587-1628.
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London, :: Printed by W. I[ones] for Nicolas Bourne, and are to be solde at the South Entrance of the Royall Exchange,
1630.
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Subject terms
Faith -- Early works to 1800.
Love (Theology) -- Early works to 1800.
Sermons, English -- 17th century.
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"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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A09950.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 30, 2024.
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PART 1.
DOCTRINE.
That righteousnesse by which alone wee are saved, is revealed in the Gospell.
pag. 3
Sixe Questions about this righteousnesse.
5
Vse.
To see the justice of God in condemning men who neg∣lect this righteousnesse.
26
Vse 2.
Not to deferre the taking of Christ.
31
Doct. 2.
Faith is that whereby the righteousnes of God is made ours to salvation.
37
Reasons.
1. That it might be of grace.
43
2. That it might be sure.
Ibid.
3. That it might be to all the seede.
44
4. That no flesh should rejoyce in it selfe.
45
Definition of justifying faith.
49
The object of faith.
52
The subject of it.
55
How faith justifieth.
59
The acts of faith.
62
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Vse 1.
Not to be discouraged from comming to God.
67
Vse 2.
To rejoyce in God.
76
Vse 3.
To labour for faith.
81
Vse 4.
To apply the promises with boldnesse.
86
Foure things in the understanding touching the pro∣mises.
95
Three meanes to draw the will.
104
Seven arguments to perswade us of Christs willing∣nesse to receive us.
110
Doct. 3.
Faith admits degrees, and wee ought to grow from de∣gree to degree.
117
Faith admits degrees in foure respects.
Ibid.
Vse 1.
To comfort those that have faith, though in a lesse degree.
130
Vse 2.
An exhortation to grow in faith.
134
Sixe motives to grow in faith.
135
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