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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.
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8. He excels them in his house keeping: He entertains all Nations, Isaiah 25. He keeps thousands of Courts all open at once: And his provisions are far more precious then the provisions of the Kings of the Earth: He feeds his guests with the bread of Angels, even with the bread of life, with such food as whosoever eats of it, shall never hunger more: and he hath better attendance, for he is waited on by thousand thousands of Angels, which are continually about his Throne.
8. He excells them in his hous keeping: He entertaines all Nations, Esay 25. He keepes thousands of Courts all open at once: And his prouisions are far more precious then the prouisions of the Kings of the Earth: He feeds his guests with the bread of Angels, euen with the bread of life, with such food as whosoeuer eates of it, shall neuer hunger more: and he hath better attendance, for he is waited on by thousand thousands of Angels, which are continually about his Throne.
9. He governs by better laws then the kings of Earth do: and his laws are better in divers respects: for first, they be all of his own making: they make their laws by the Assistance of their Council or their Parliaments, James 4. 12. secondly, his Laws are written by himself in the hearts of his Subjects, whereas other Kings can write them no where, but in paper, or parchment, or stone at the best, Jer. 31. 33. thirdly, his Laws are more perfect, there is no defect in them, they are able to make all his Subjects absolute to every good word and work, 1. Tim. 3. 17. 18. Psal. 19. fourthly, together with his Laws he gives his spirit to make his subjects able and willing to keep them, Ezek. 36. 27.