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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. The use God puts the wind to, sometimes they serve to bring the rain, 1King. 18. 45. sometimes they serve in steed of posts and messengers: so they fetched Locusts, Ex. 10. 13. and quails, Numb. 11. 31. sometimes God useth them to draw his Chariots. The clouds are Gods Chariot, and it is drawn by wings, not by horses: and the wings are the wind. Thus God rideth on the wings of the wind, 2. Sam. 22. 10. Psal. 104. 3. sometimes they are set to drive away the Rain, and to cleanse the clouds, Job 37. 21. ⟨p. 173⟩Prou. 25. 23. sometimes he useth them to punish the sins of men, by hurting or destroying their houses, cattle corn, or the like: yea, sometimes he sends the wind to fetch away the wicked, and to hurl them out of their place, Job. •7. 21.
3. The vse God puts the winde to, sometimes they serue to bring the raine, 1King. 18. 45. sometimes they serue in steed of posts and messengers: so they fetched Locusts, Ex. 10. 13. and quailes, Numb. 11. 31. sometimes God vseth them to draw his Charriots. The clouds are Gods Charriot, and it is drawne by wings, not by horses: and the winges are the winde. Thus God rideth on the wings of the winde, 2. Sam. 22. 10. Psal. 104. 3. sometimes they are set to driue away the Raine, and to cleanse the clouds,