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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.
2 That it is a thing that God above all things desires of us, which may appear many ways: 1. Because he commands us to believe 1 Joh. 3. 23. 2. Because he sends his Ambassadors to us to invite us; yea, & beseech us in his name to believe, & to be reconciled, 2 Cor. 5. 3. Because he binds himself by Covenant to receive us if we believe, Joh. 3. 16. yea, & confirms his Covenant not only by seals, but by oath, Heb. 6. 4. Because in the office of the Covenant God excepts against no man, but he ought to think that all this ⟨p. 212⟩grace is offered to him, if he will receive it: and therefore he saith, whosoever believeth: and in another place chargeth his Ambassadors to declare so much to every creature, Mark 16.
2 That it is a thing that God aboue all things desires of vs, which may appeare many waies: 1. Because he commands vs to beleeue 1 Ioh. 3. 23. 2. Because he sends his Ambassadors to vs to inuite vs; yea, & beseech vs in his name to beleeue, & to be reconciled, 2 Cor. 5. 3. Because he binds himfelfe by Couenant to receiue vs if we beleeue, Ioh. 3. 16. yea, & confirmes his Couenant not only by seales, but by oath, Heb. 6. 4. Because in the office of the Couenant God excepts against no man, but he ought to thinke that all this ⟨p. 212⟩grace is offered to him, if he will receiue it: and therfore he saith, whosoeuer beleeueth: and in another place chargeth his Embassadors to declare so much to euery creature,