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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. That they are not reformed in the• beloved or gainful ⟨p. 26⟩sins: there be some sins they know by themselves which they desire not to leave, and therefore never repented of them. Judas would not leave his covetousness, nor Herod his lust, nor Jehu his Idols, &c.
2. That they are not reformed in the• beloued or gainefull ⟨p. 26⟩sinnes: there bee some sinnes they know by themselues which they desire not to leaue, and therefore neuer repented of them. Iudas would not leaue his couetousnesse, nor Herod his lust, nor Iehu his Idols, &c.
3. That they are apt to fall away from the liking they have of Religion, which they may find in themselves when they are at the best, if they examine themselves in these questions. Whether for these things they would loose the favour of their carnal friends, and their credit in the world? whether they would suffer for these things if times of persecution should come? whether if they might have their hearts desire in worldly or sinful things, they would not aband on the care of these things? And they may find it by this, that if they fall out with any that are the chief for Religion in the places where they live, they meditate not only a forsaking of such as they are fallen out withal, but even a relinquishing of their forwardness or care for profession of religion it self: those that find such corruption in their hearts, had need to take heed to their standing least they fall: for though a timely reconciliation with men, restore them to their former course of profession again, yet this trial of their hearts, may tell them, that at length for such or the like occasions they will fall clean away, if they get not better footing in the Kingdom of God.