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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 › Our Lord.]THE CREEDE. › Article 2 › Our Lord.]
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The use may be both for information and instruction.
The vse may be both for information and instruction.
For information, and so it should inform us: First, that he dwelleth not in temples made with hands, that is, that we ought to conceit of him to be more excellent, then that those material buildings should answer to his greatness, or that he hath no houses to put his head in but these Churches: for he is the Lord of Heaven and Earth, and so may dwell where he will, and no earthly building can set out sufficiently his greatness, Act. 17. 24. Secondly, that all our obedience to earthly Lords and Masters, and Governors, must be with ⟨p. 243⟩due respect of Christ and his authority, we must obey them in the Lord, 1 Cor. 12. 5. that is, so far as they command us nothing that is contrary to Christs will. Thirdly, it shows that Christ hath power to do what he will with any of his creatures belonging to men: Thus the owner of the Ass, and the Colt of the Ass is told, that he must let them go because the Lord hath need of them, Mat. 21. 3.
For information, and so it should informe vs: First, that hee dwelleth not in temples made with hands, that is, that we ought to conceit of him to bee more excellent, then that those materiall buildings should answer to his greatnesse, or that he hath no houses to put his head in but these Churches: for hee is the Lord of Heauen and Earth, and so may dwell where he will, and no earthly building can set out sufficiently his greatnesse, Act. 17. 24. Secondly, that all our obedience to earthly Lords and Masters, and Gouernours, must be with