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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.]
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.
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, 1 Cor. 7. 17. and take heed ⟨p. 245⟩of iudging one another, in doubtfull or in different things: looke thou to thine owne worke, what hast thou to doe to iudge another mans seruant, he stands or falls to his owne Master, Rom. 14. 4.
Besides, there are other particular uses may be made •f this part of our Creed: as first, inasmuch as the earth is the Lords, and consequently all creatures are sanctified in him, and by his right, therefore we should not disquiet our hearts with vain scruples, about the using, or not using of such creatures as are supposed to have bin abused to Idolatry: for the Idol cannot so infect any of the creatures, as to destroy Christs right in them, and therefore a Christian may use them, when the abuse is removed, without making any question for conscience sake,