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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 The end of their Creation, which was partly the illustration of the glory of God, as they are visible looking-glasses, to show the goodness, wisdom and power of GOD to man, and therefore man is charged to ask the beasts of the field, and they shall teach him, Job 12. 7, 8. and partly for the use of man, both for his body and soul: for his body, they were created to serve him for his clothing, food, and for the dispatch of his labours. And for his soul, they ⟨p. 191⟩serve not only to help his knowledge, every beast being a several book for him to read in, but also to reprove and instruct him, as will appear in the uses afterwards.
2 The end of their Creation, which was partly the illustration of the glory of God, as they are visible looking-glasses, to shew the goodnesse, wisdome and power of GOD to man, and therefore man is charged to aske the beasts of the field, and they shall teach him, Iob 12. 7, 8. and partly for the vse of man, both for his body and soule: for his body, they were created to serue him for his clothing, foode, and for the dispatch of his labours. And for his soule, they ⟨p. 191⟩serue not onely to helpe his knowledge, euery beast being a seuerall booke for him to reade in, but also to reproue and instruct him, as will appeare in the vses afterwards.
3 The providence of God in maintaining them, in which God receiveth praise in divers respects: First, that he respects and cares for all the beasts of the field, every work of his hand, as he knoweth them all, so he like a Shepherd, tends them and provides for them: these all look up unto thee, Psal. 104. 27