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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.
4 Seeing God hath wrought wonderfully in these things, and that they are so precious for our uses, we must learn (if at any time God restrain these blessings of Heaven) to seek them by prayer and repentance for our sins, James 5. 18. ⟨p. 177⟩2 Chron. 6. 27. 28. and if we would have them continued to us, we must look to the paying of our Tithes duly, Mal. 3. 10.
4 Seeing God hath wrought wonderfully in these things, and that they are so precious for our vses, we must learne (if at any time God restraine these blessings of Heauen) to seeke them by prayer and repentance for our sinnes, Iames 5. 18. ⟨p. 177⟩2 Chron. 6. 27. 28. and if we would haue them continued to vs, we must looke to the paying of our Tythes duly, Mal. 3. 10.
5 Wicked men are but in ill taking: for (besides that by these things GOD can plague them, having reserved them for the day of war as was showed before) the Lord by these things hath left them without excuse, having from them witnesses to plead for him against the wicked, as is showed Acts 17. 14.
5 Wicked men are but in ill taking: for (besides that by these things GOD can plague them, hauing reserued them for the day of warre as was shewed before) the Lord by these things hath left them without excuse, hauing from them witnesses to pleade for him against the wicked, as is shewed