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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. The soul and body of a man is knit together with such a bond, as is beyond the reach of mortal creatures to express the manner of the Union.
3. The soule and body of a man is knit together with such a bond, as is beyond the reach of mortall creatures to expresse the manner of the Vnion.
4. Because God converseth with man only of all the creatures in the world: our parents did see God in Paradise, and he revealeth himself still to the blessed ones in heaven: Since the fall, this is for the most part lost, save that with the godly, the Lord converseth by many signs of familiarity in the use of his ordinances.
4. Because God conuerseth with man onely of all the creatures in the world: our parents did see God in Paradise, and he reuealeth himselfe still to the blessed ones in heauen: Since the fall, this is for the most part lost, saue that with the godly, the Lord conuerseth by many signes of familiarity in the vse of his ordinances.
5. Because God made such provision for man as he did for no other creature: as in the first Creation, he set man in Eden, the garden of unutterable pleasure: and when man dies now, if he be redeemed by Christ, he hath provided that heaven of heavens for him.
5. Because God made such prouision for man as hee did for no other creature: as in the first Creation, hee set man in Eden, the garden of vnutterable pleasure: and when man dies now, if he be redeemed by Christ, hee hath prouided that heauen of heauens for him.