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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 › His only Sonne.]THE CREEDE. › Article 2 › His onely Sonne.]
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Fourthly, God the Father himself from Heaven taught us a main use of this point, when he proclaimed him to be his Son, for then he charged us to hear him. None abler to instruct us, for the Son hath his knowledge out of the bosom of the Father, Mat. 11. 27. and none hath better right to rule us, because he is the first-borne, and therefore ought to rule over his brethren: It should therefore be our conscionable care all our days to attend to his voice, and to do whatsoever he commands us, Mat. 17. 5.
Fourthly, God the Father himselfe from Heauen taught vs a maine vse of this point, when hee proclaimed him to bee his Sonne, for then he charged vs to heare him. None abler to instruct vs, for the Son hath his knowledge out of the bosome of the Father, Mat. 11. 27. and none hath better right to rule vs, because he is the first-borne, and therefore ought to rule ouer his brethren: It should therefore bee our conscionable care all our daies to attend to his voice, and to do whatsoeuer he commands vs, Mat. 17. 5.
Fifthly, we must hence also learn to join Christ with the Father in all religious service: for when God brought forth his first-begotten Son into the world, he said, let all the Angels of Heaven worship him, and therefore much more we must do it, Heb. 1. 6. Joh. 5. 23.
Fifthly, we must hence also learne to ioyne Christ with the Father in all religious seruice: for when God brought forth his first-begotten Sonne into the world, he said, let all the Angels of Heauen worship him, and therfore much more we must doe it,