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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.
2. In Scripture we shall find observed concerning the Heavens, their strange constitution and Nature, and that for divers things: as first, for their vast greatness, Isaiah 40. 12. secondly, their shining brightness being like a molten looking-glass, Job 37. 18. thirdly, their singular durableness and lastingness, Deut. 11. 21. to which I might add their unconceivable swiftness in Motion: the Sun running ⟨p. 166⟩his Race swifter then any Giant on earth, or Foul in the Air, or ought that can be found here below, Psalm 19.
2. In Scripture we shall finde obserued concerning the Heauens, their strange constitution and Nature, and that for diuers things: as first, for their vast greatnesse, Esay 40. 12. secondly, their shining brightnesse being like a molten looking-glasse, Iob 37. 18. thirdly, their singular durablenesse and lastingnesse, Deut. 11. 21. to which I might adde their vnconceauable swiftnesse in Motion: the Sunne running ⟨p. 166⟩his Race swifter then any Gyant on earth, or Foule in the Ayre, or ought that can bee found here below, Psalme 19.