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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.
God hath strange things in this Heaven, unknown to us, and of which he gives no account to us in the book of Nature. ⟨p. 170⟩Thus we read of fire rained down from Heaven. Gen. 19. 2. Kings 2. 10. and o• great stones thrown down from Heaven, Josh. 10. and also that God opened the door of Heaven, and rained down Manna, Psal. 78. 23. and by experience it hath bin known that God hath rained down living creatures from Heaven also, as frogs or the like.
God hath strange things in this Heauen, vnknowne to vs, and of which he giues no account to vs in the booke of Nature. ⟨p. 170⟩Thus wee reade of fire rained downe from Heauen. Gen. 19. 2. Kings 2. 10. and o• great stones throwne downe from Heauen, Iosh. 10. and also that God opened the dore of Heauen, and rained downe Manna, Psal. 78. 23. and by experience it hath bin knowne that God hath rained downe liuing creatures from Heauen also, as frogges or the like.
The more ordinary Meteors may for order sake be cast into three sorts: some fiery, some airy, some watery.