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The rule of faith, or, An exposition of the Apostles Creed so handled as…
The rule of faith, or, An exposition of the Apostles Creed so handled as it affordeth both milk for babes, and strong meat for such as are at full age / by ... Nicholas Bifield ; ... now published ... by his son, Adoniram Bifield.The rule of faith, or, An exposition of the Apostles Creed so handled as it affordeth both milke for babes, and strong meat for such as are at full age / by ... Nicholas Bifield ; ... now published ... by his sonne, Adoniram Bifield.
London: printed by G.M. for Philemon Stephens and Christopher Meredith, 1626
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.
Answ. It is probable that every Elect man hath a good ⟨p. 160⟩1Angel, as may be gathered, Mat. 18. 10. Acts 12. 15. but yet God is not so tied but that he sends them extraordinarily, more Angels many times to help or attend upon, it may be one man, Psal. 34. 8. As for evil angels, we read that sometimes one Angel hath vexed one man, Job. 1. 12. sometimes one Angel hath haunted divers men, 2 Chron. 18. 21. sometimes many Angels have haunted one man, Luke 8. 30. But that every man should have a bad angel assigned him of God, is no where to be found in Scripture.
Answ. It is probable that euery Elect man hath a good ⟨p. 160⟩1Angell, as may be gathered, Mat. 18. 10. Acts 12. 15. but yet God is not so tyed but that he sends them extraordinarily, more Angels many times to helpe or attend vpon, it may be one man, Psal. 34. 8. As for euill angels, we reade that sometimes one Angell hath vexed one man, Iob. 1. 12. sometimes one Angell hath haunted diuers men, 2 Chron. 18. 21. sometimes many Angels haue haunted one man,