A69028:1581

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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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 ⟨p. 260⟩thereby the places amongst the Angels made void by the fall of devils, are by the Redeemer to be supplied by holy men, and withal the Angels receiving their confirmation in goodness from Christ, are now actually to subject themselves together with Elect men under that one Head, Christ Jesus.

One thing is common to both these parts, (viz.) the anunciation of them by an Angell: God sent an Angell from Heauen to signifie both these wonders in the Incarnation of our Sauiour: and the Ministery of an Angell is vsed in the beginning of our redemption, by the Incarnation of our Sauiour, partly because as in our perdition an euill angell came to the woman in the Serpent, so would God haue a good Angell come to the woman to treat with her about our Redemption: and partly because good Angels were in some respects witnesses in the worke of our Redemption: for ⟨p. 260⟩thereby the places amongst the Angels made void by the fall of diuels, are by the Redeemer to be supplyed by holy men, and withall the Angels receiuing their confirmation in goodnesse from Christ, are now actually to subiect themselues together with Elect men vnder that one Head, Christ Iesus.

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Now concerning the Conception, which is the first part of Incarnation, these things are to be considered. 1. The proofs that there was such a conception. 2. Who was so conceived. 3. Of whom he was so conceived. 4. What was done by the Holy Ghost in this conception. 5. How it was done. 6. When it was done. 7. The effects of this conception in respect of us. 8. Why it was necessary he should be thus conceived 9. Where the Body of CHRIST was when it was thus conceived. 10. A question about the Virgin Mary: and lastly, the Uses of all.

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The book

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

Text

EEBO-TCP A69028

Passages

2,700

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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.

Ob. 3. But the flesh of the Virgin Mary was sinful, and therefore ¹his flesh must needs be so.

Ob. 3. But the flesh of the Virgin Mary was sinfull, and therefore ¹his flesh must needs be so.

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

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.

Ob. 3. But the flesh of the Virgin Mary was sinful, and therefore 1his flesh must needs be so.

Ob. 3. But the flesh of the Virgin Mary was sinfull, and therefore 1his flesh must needs be so.