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The marrow of the oracles of God. Or, divers treatisesThe marrovv of the oracles of God. Or, diuers treatises
The marrow of the oracles of God. Or, divers treatises containing directions about six of the weightiest things can concern a Christian in this life. by N. Bifield, late preacher of Gods Word at Isleworth in Middlesex.The marrovv of the oracles of God. Or, diuers treatises containing directions about sixe of the waightiest things can concerne a Christian in this life. by N. Bifield, late preacher of Gods Word at Isleworth in Middlesex.
London: printed by John Legatt, 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.
3. Thou […] silence thy reason, and exalt thy faith in the ⟨p. 494⟩point of the Trinity, which must be conceived of necessity, because all service is due to the whole Trinity. Now thou needest not to strive to resemble the Trinity in any likeness in thy mind, but only bring faith to believe that thy God is three in one.
3. Thou 〈…〉 silence thy reason, and exalt thy faith in the ⟨p. 494⟩point of the Trinity, which must be conceiued of necessitie, because all seruice is due to the whole Trinity. Now thou needest not to striue to resemble the Trinity in any likenesse in thy minde, but onely bring faith to beleeue that thy God is three in one.
4. It may yet help thy understanding 1to conceive, that God is in Christ, and the fullness of the Godhead dwells in him bodily: and therefore when thou comest to worship, thou mayest set before thy mind the Humane Nature of Christ, adoring the Godhead in him, as conceiving of God in that humane nature thou thinkest of, Col. 2. 9. Joh. 17. 3.
4. It may yet helpe thy vnderstanding 1to conceiue, that God is in Christ, and the fulnesse of the Godhead dwels in him bodily: and therefore when thou commest to worship, thou maist set before thy minde the Humane Nature of Christ, adoring the Godhead in him, as conceiuing of God in that humane nature thou thinkest of,