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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 We that dwell in the Isles of the Sea, and are compassed round about with the raging waters should glorify God, for the wonder of his omnipotency in keeping us from perishing by the waters: we should make his praise glorious by daily admiration and celebration of his Name, Isaiah 24. 15. Yea, if the waters might have but their first and natural course, all the Inhabitants of the earth would be drowned, there would be no dry land: and therefore oh that men would praise God for his goodness, for the wonderful works he doth for the children of men: especially such as go down to the Sea in the Ships, these see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep, and therefore should in a special manner praise him, Psal. 107. 21, 23, 24.
3 Wee that dwell in the Iles of the Sea, and are compassed round about with the raging waters should glorifie God, for the wonder of his omnipotency in keeping vs from perishing by the waters: we should make his praise glorious by dayly admiration and celebration of his Name, Esay 24. 15. Yea, if the waters might haue but their first and naturall course, all the Inhabitants of the earth would bee drowned, there would be no dry land: and therefore oh that men would praise God for his goodnesse, for the wonderfull workes he doth for the children of men: especially such as goe downe to the Sea in the Ships, these see the workes of the Lord, and his wonders in the deepe, and therefore should in a speciall manner praise him, Psal. 107. 21, 23, 24.
4 This mighty Creature shows that wicked men can never prosper, for besides, that God can fight against many of them by the waters and destroy them, or call for the waters ⟨p. 181⟩and overflow them, Amos 5. 8