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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.

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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.
Publication
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 June 14, 2024.

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Easie.
Afflictions easie to the Saints.
2, 211
Effectuall, Efficacy.
Effectual faith onely saveth.
2, 3
Efficacy of faith vvherein.
2, 20
Things effectual in 4. respects.
2, 21
Faith effectual in 4 things.
2, 29
Effectual faith hovv vvrought.
2, 47
Why God vvill accept no faith but that vvhich is effectuall.
2, 58
To try our state by the effica••y of faith.
2, 64
Effectuall faith 5 signes of it.
2, 92
Elect.
Though Christ be offered to all, hee is onely intended to the Elect.
1, 11
Elias.
Spirit of Elias vvhat.
2, 16
Eloquent.
Love maketh eloquent.
3, 77
Emptie.
Faith empties a man of himselfe,
••, 70
Things effectuall opposed to empty.
••, 27
  • Essence, see Faith.
Eternall.
Eternal separation from God.
3, 181
Even.
An even carriage a signe of love.
3, 130
Evill.
Christ delivereth from the least evil.
1, 46
Evil, freedome from it to the Saints, vvhence it is.
Ibid.
Evil vve feare not so bad as vvee thinke.
2, ••87
Good in the evil vvee suffer.
2, 189
See humil••ation.
Example.
Example of others should incourage us.
1, 112
Exclude.
No sinne can exclude from the offer of Christ.
1, 13.3, 146
Excell, Excellency.
All excellency in God.
3, 34▪
The excellency of God set forth.
3, 36
If love be right, it is to them that excell in grace.
3, 102
God must bee loved for his excellen∣cies.

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  • 3, 109
Executed.
Though the curse be not executed, it may be on a man:
3, 182
Exercise.
Prayer exerciseth our love.
3, 50
Extent.
Faith admits degrees in regard of extent.
1, 125
Extremity.
Why God doth not deliver till extremity.
2, 170
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