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The rule of faith, or, An exposition of the Apostles Creed so handled as…

Name: The rule of faith, or, An exposition of the Apostles Creed so handled as…
Author: Nicholas Byfield

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.

Nicholas Byfield 1579–1622London: printed by G.M. for Philemon Stephens and Christopher Meredith, 1626

[8], 563 [i.e. 535], [23] p. · 212k words · STC 4233.3 · ESTC S113882

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THE CREED. › Article 3 › Which was conceived of the holy Ghost.THE CREEDE. › Article 3 › Which was conceiued of the holy Ghost.

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Lastly, this Doctrine also is not without terror to wicked men that will not receive him, whom GOD hath sent amongst them: that God which hath been so wonderful in sending his Son to live amongst us in our nature, if we will not believe in him, and strive to be like to him, will make himself wonderful in our destruction. This will be the condemnation of the world, that so great a light came into the world, and the world received it not.

Lastly, this Doctrine also is not without terrour to wicked men that will not receiue him, whom GOD hath sent amongst them: that God which hath beene so wonderfull in sending his Sonne to liue amongst vs in our nature, if we will not beleeue in him, and striue to be like to him, will make himselfe wonderfull in our destruction. This will be the condemnation of the world, that so great a light came into the world, and the world receiued it not.

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Hitherto of the Incarnation in general. Now we come to consider of the parts of his Incarnation, viz. his conception by the Holy Ghost, and his birth of the Virgin Mary.

Hitherto of the Incarnation in generall. Now we come to consider of the parts of his Incarnation, viz. his conception by the Holy Ghost, and his birth of the Virgin Mary.

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One thing is common to both these parts, (viz.) the annunciation of them by an Angel: God sent an Angel from Heaven to signify both these wonders in the Incarnation of our Saviour: and the Ministry of an Angel is used in the beginning of our redemption, by the Incarnation of our Saviour, partly because as in our perdition an evil angel came to the woman in the Serpent, so would God have a good Angel come to the woman to treat with her about our Redemption: and partly because good Angels were in some respects witnesses in the work of our Redemption: for

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Title as printed

Author

Nicholas Byfield 1579–1622

Place

London

Printer

G.M.

Bookseller

Philemon Stephens and Christopher Meredith

Year

1626

Size

[8], 563 [i.e. 535], [23] p.

Words

212,467

Catalogue

STC 4233.3 · ESTC S113882

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EEBO-TCP A69028

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The rule of faith, or, An exposition of the Apostles Creed so handled as…

Ob. Then it seems the whole divine Essence was conceived, for the whole divine Essence was in the second Person in the Trinity.

Ob. Then it seemes the whole diuine Essence was conceiued, for the whole diuine Essence was in the second Person in the Trinity.

Ob. If he were conceived of the holy Ghost, then the holy Ghost ¹was his Father: and the rather, because in the Original the proposition imports, that this Conception was not only by him, but of him.

Ob. If he were conceiued of the holy Ghost, then the holy Ghost ¹was his Father: and the rather, because in the Originall the proposition imports, that this Conception was not onely by him, but of him.

Ob. 1. That the Scripture saith, that Christ was made sin ¹for us.

Ob. 1. That the Scripture saith, that Christ was made sinne ¹for vs.

Ob. 2. Whosoever were in Adam, sinned in Adam, Rom 5. 12. ¹But Christ was in Adam as appeareth by the Genealogy which is drawn up even to Adam, Luke 3.

Ob. 2. Whosoeuer were in Adam, sinned in Adam, Rom 5. 12. ¹But Christ was in Adam as appeareth by the Genealogie which is drawne vp euen to Adam, Luke 3.

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Westminster Assembly24

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Ob. Then it seems the whole divine Essence was conceived, for the whole divine Essence was in the second Person in the Trinity.

Ob. Then it seemes the whole diuine Essence was conceiued, for the whole diuine Essence was in the second Person in the Trinity.

Ob. If he were conceived of the holy Ghost, then the holy Ghost 1was his Father: and the rather, because in the Original the proposition imports, that this Conception was not only by him, but of him.

Ob. If he were conceiued of the holy Ghost, then the holy Ghost 1was his Father: and the rather, because in the Originall the proposition imports, that this Conception was not onely by him, but of him.

Ob. 1. That the Scripture saith, that Christ was made sin 1for us.

Ob. 1. That the Scripture saith, that Christ was made sinne 1for vs.

Ob. 2. Whosoever were in Adam, sinned in Adam, Rom 5. 12. 1But Christ was in Adam as appeareth by the Genealogy which is drawn up even to Adam, Luke 3.

Ob. 2. Whosoeuer were in Adam, sinned in Adam, Rom 5. 12. 1But Christ was in Adam as appeareth by the Genealogie which is drawne vp euen to Adam, Luke 3.