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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.
3. When I consider (saith David) thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the Moon and the Stars which thou hast ordained, what is man that thou art mindful of him, or the Son of Man that thou visitest him, Psal 8. 3. 4.
3. When I consider (saith Dauid) thy heauens, the worke of thy fingers, the Moone and the Starres which thou hast ordained, what is man that thou art mindefull of him, or the Sonne of Man that thou visitest him, Psal 8. 3. 4.
4. Godly men may be much comforted with the knowledge of this that God made the Heavens, the Sun, and Moon, and Stars, and that in divers respects.
4. Godly men may be much comforted with the knowledge of this that God made the Heauens, the Sunne, and Moone, and Starres, and that in diuers respects.
For first, they need not fear the signs of Heaven, nor the Constellations of the Stars, nor the divinations of Enchanters: for as God can restrain the Constellation of the Stars, Isaiah 13 10. so there can be no divination against God, Isaiah 44. 25 & 47. 1•. secondly, because God hath hereby showed that he is able to provide for them and protect them, yea, he pleadeth the greatness of his power in making the heavens, thereby to ass•re them, that there shall be nothing too hard for him to do, that may concern their good, Zach. 12. 1. 2. 3. Isaiah 42. 5. 6 & 45. 11. 13. 18. 19. thirdly, because God hath professed to make so great account of the Church, that he can take no delight in the works of his hands, in planting the Heavens, if Zion be not planted, and her children as the Stars in Heaven, Isay 51. 10. fourthly, because God hath promised to them better Heavens, when themselves shall shine as the Stars in the Firmament, and they shall need no Sun, nor Moon to light them, but God himself will be their everlasting Light,