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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. That they are both Officers unto God, in a special place about him, serving about the Lord, when there is special occasion to show the terror and greatness of his Majesty: as when the Law was to be given, and the Lord was to come down upon Mount Sinai, Exod 19. 16. and so when the Lord as King would come down amongst us here in the world, the Thunder and Lightning do not only give notice of his coming, but as his high Marshals, they make room for it, and compel people of all sorts in their places to expect the coming of the Lord, Psalm 97. 1. 3. 4.
2. That they are both Officers vnto God, in a speciall place about him, seruing about the Lord, when there is speciall occasion to shew the terror and greatnesse of his Maiesty: as when the Law was to bee giuen, and the Lord was to come downe vpon Mount Sinay, Exod 19. 16. and so when the Lord as King would come downe amongst vs here in the world, the Thunder and Lightning doe not onely giue notice of his comming, but as his high Marshalls, they make roome for it, and compell people of all sorts in their places to expect the comming of the Lord, Psalme 97. 1. 3. 4.
Secondly, each of them are magnified apart: as,
1. The Thunder is called the voice of God, the sound that goeth out of his mouth which God directeth under the whole Heaven, as a wise man directeth his speech to the ⟨p. 171⟩Hearers. It is a roaring voice, called also the voice of his Excellence, because he speaketh when he speaketh by Thunder with special Majesty: The Lord is said to thunder marvellously with his voice, all this in