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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 2 › And in Jesus Christ.THE CREEDE. › Article 2 › And in Iesus Christ.
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. He is horribly infected with actual sins. In his mind he may observe a world of wickedness, swarms of vile thoughts, the frame of his Imaginations being only evil continually, Gen. 8. His heart is deceitful and wicked above 1all things, Jer. 17▪ 9. Oh what strong lusts and passions are found in a mans heart from time to time? how doth the devil draw men along secretly, as the fish is drawn with the bait, and that with strange prevailings: what worlds of wickedness have passed through the tongues of men? James 3. and in their works, how fearfully doth man sin in all he doth: his works are all abominable, Psal. 14. ⟨p. 205⟩for besides that, he corrupts himself in his best actions, he is guilty of divers distinct sins, and sometimes these very gross and abominable: who can stand near it to think of it?
3. He is horriblie infected with actuall sinnes. In his minde hee may obserue a world of wickednesse, swarmes of vile thoughts, the frame of his Imaginations being onely euill continually, Gen. 8. His heart is deceitfull and wicked aboue 1all things, Ier. 17▪ 9. Oh what strong lusts and passions are found in a mans heart from time to time? how doth the diuell draw men along secretly, as the fish is drawne with the baite, and that with strange preuailings: what worlds of wickednesse haue passed through the tongues of men? Iames 3. and in their workes, how fearefully doth man sinne in all he doth: his workes are all abhominable,