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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.THE CREEDE. › Article 2 › And in Iesus.
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.
1. The Etymology of it, It comes of an Hebrew root, and signifies a Saviour, and is the same name with Joshua and Jehoshuah: and it may well be, that he had an Hebrew name to signify that he was a Saviour of the Jews, and he had a Greek name Christ, to signify the interest the Grecians or Gentiles had in him.
1. The Etymologie of it, It comes of an Hebrew roote, and signifies a Sauiour, and is the same name with Ioshuah and Iehoshuah: and it may well be, that he had an Hebrew name to signifie that he was a Sauiour of the Iewes, and hee had a Greeke name Christ, to signifie the interest the Grecians or Gentiles had in him.
2. Who gave him this Name: He did not assume it to himself though knowing the end of his coming, and the fullness of his sufficiency he might have done it, neither was it put upon him by men, who give names either casually without respect of signification; or else when they give good significant names, there is a contradiction between their names and their lives: but an Angel was sent from Heaven with great solemnity to appoint and impose his Name before he was borne, Luke 1. 26. and he talketh with the Virgin about it: as an evil Angel talked with the woman about our perdition, so here a good Angel talks with the Virgin about our Salvation.
2. Who gaue him this Name: Hee did not assume it to himselfe though knowing the end of his comming, and the fulnesse of his sufficiencie he might haue done it, neither was it put vpon him by men, who giue names either casually without respect of signification; or else when they giue good significant names, there is a contradiction betweene their names and their liues: but an Angell was sent from Heauen with great solemnity to appoint and impose his Name before he was borne, Luke 1. 26. and hee talketh with the Virgin about it: as an euill Angell talked with the woman about our perdition, so heere a good Angell talkes with the Virgin about our Saluation.