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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
THE CREED. › Article 1 › I Believe.THE CREEDE. › Article 1 › I Beleeue.
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. Cast out all such as understand not their Creed, many can say the words, who yet never were instructed concerning the meaning, and have not any competent measure of knowledge concerning the sense of the Articles. Now it is impossible these should be true believers.
2. Cast out all such as vnderstand not their Creed, many can say the words, who yet neuer were instructed concerning the meaning, and haue not any competent measure of knowledge concerning the sense of the Articles. Now it is impossible these should be true beleeuers.
3. Cast out such as know perhaps the meaning, but assent not to the doctrine: They cannot tell whether these things be true or no: nor how to approve them; and is there not in all places divers men, that are of this humour? are there not men that will be of any Religion? That are temporizers?
3. Cast out such as know perhaps the meaning, but assent not to the doctrine: They cannot tell whether these things bee true or no: nor how to approue them; and is there not in all places diuers men, that are of this humour? are there not men that will be of any Religion? That are temporizers?
4. Cast out such as believe that all the doctrines be true, but it is by such a saith as the devils have: for the devils believe the doctrines to be true, but so, as they hate it, and the teaching of it, and all such as thrive in knowledge and profession of it. Are there not multitudes of people with us, that discover this kind of devilish quality? do they not from their hearts loath preaching? do they not from their hearts ⟨p. 25⟩