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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.
1 To show Gods power and greatness, and the terror of his Majesty, Exod. 19. 18. so the Earth-quake was one of the wonders to show the divinity of Christ at his passion.
1 To shew Gods power and greatnesse, and the terror of his Maiesty, Exod. 19. 18. so the Earth-quake was one of the wonders to shew the diuinity of Christ at his passion.
2 To comfort Gods servants, and to let them know that God is highly displeased when they are wronged: He makes the Earth quake when he is angry for the wrongs done to his Servants, especially if they make their moan to him by Prayer, as was showed in the case of David, Psal. 18. 6, 7. and the Apostles, Acts 4. 31. and Paul and Silas, Acts 16. 25, 26.
2 To comfort Gods seruants, and to let them know that God is highly displeased when they are wronged: Hee makes the Earth quake when hee is angry for the wrongs done to his Seruants, especially if they make their mone to him by Prayer, as was shewed in the case of Dauid, Psal. 18. 6, 7. and the Apostles, Acts 4. 31. and Paul and Silas, Acts 16. 25, 26.