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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.
The way how these Articles are to be received, is by believing in Jesus Christ: for from the first part of the Creed we must borrow these words, I believe, and apply them to these Articles, thus; I believe in Jesus Christ, &c. That from the coherence and main drift of all these Articles, we must in general take notice of this point: That as we believe in God, so we must believe in Jesus Christ: mark it, we must not only believe him, or believe these Articles, but we must believe in him; This is the Commandment of God himself, that we should do so, 1 Joh. 3. 23. and thus our Saviour himself requires it, that as we believe in God, so we should believe in him also, Joh. 14. 1. Yea, this is the substance of all that work that God requires of a Christian in the new Testament, this is to work the work of God, even to believe in him whom he hath sent. Joh. 6. 29. for first, the Father and the Son are one, and therefore we must honour the Son with the same honour we give the Father, Joh. 10. 30 & 5. 23.
The way how these Articles are to be receiued, is by beleeuing in Iesus Christ: for from the first part of the Creed we must borrow these words, I beleeue, and apply them to these Articles, thus; I beleeue in Iesus Christ, &c. That from the coherence and maine drift of all these Articles, we must in generall take notice of this point: That as wee beleeue in God, so we must belieue in Iesus Christ: marke it, we must not only beleeue him, or beleeue these Articles, but wee must beleeue in him; This is the Commandement of God himselfe, that we should doe so, 1 Ioh. 3. 23. and thus our Sauiour himselfe requires it, that as wee beleeue in God, so wee should beleeue in him also, Ioh. 14. 1. Yea, this is the substance of all that worke that God requires of a Christian in the new Testament, this is to worke the worke of God, euen to belieue in him whom he hath sent.