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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. It is not enough to know these things, but we must give God the glory of them, our hearts should always say with the Psalmist, Blessed be the Lord God which only doth wondrous things, and blessed be his glorious name for ever, and let the whole earth be filled with his glory: Amen, Amen. Psal. 72. 19. 18. Psal 47. 7. and the rather, because our vows and thanksgiving are as it were all the Rent we pay unto the Lord of the whole Earth of whom we hold in chief, Psal. 50. 12.
2. It is not inough to know these things, but wee must giue God the glory of them, our hearts should alwaies say with the Psalmist, Blessed bee the Lord God which onely doth wondrous things, and blessed be his glorious name for euer, and let the whole earth bee filled with his glory: Amen, Amen. Psal. 72. 19. 18. Psal 47. 7. and the rather, because our vowes and thankesgiuing are as it were all the Rent we pay vnto the Lord of the whole Earth of whom we hold in chiefe, Psal. 50. 12.
3. I• should teach godly men contentation in all estates, if God be the King of the whole Earth, then all his children are the great Princes of the world, Psal. 47. 9. and can want nothing that is needful for them, because the Earth is the Lords and all the fullness thereof, Psal. 24. 1. Zach. 4. 14. which if it be seriously considered, all men have cause to say, verily there is a reward for the righteous, Psal. 58. 12. and if