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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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6 That you look to it to avoid carnal and corrupt ends, in doing your Masters work, look not after the praise of the world, and use not praising of your selves, but rest fully satisfied with the praise of Christ: for not he that commendeth himself, or is commended of the world is approved, but he whom the Lord commendeth, 2 Cor. 10. ult.
6 That you looke to it to auoid carnall and corrupt ends, in doing your Masters worke, looke not after the praise of the world, and vse not praising of your selues, but rest fully satisfied with the praise of Christ: for not hee that commendeth himselfe, or is commended of the world is approued, but he whom the Lord commendeth, 2 Cor. 10. vlt.
7 That you meddle with your own business, and make conscience of it to do that work faithfully which Christ requires of you in your particular places: as God hath distributed to every man, and as the Lord hath called every man, so let him walk: avoiding vain discontentment with his calling and condition, 1 Cor. 7. 17. and take heed ⟨p. 245⟩of judging one another, in doubtful or in different things: look thou to thine own work, what hast thou to do to judge another mans servant, he stands or falls to his own Master, Rom. 14. 4.
7 That you meddle with your owne businesse, and make conscience of it to doe that worke faithfully which Christ requires of you in your particular places: as God hath distributed to euery man, and as the Lord hath called euery man, so let him walke: auoiding vaine discontentment with his calling and condition,