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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

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THE CREED. › Article 3 › Which was conceived of the holy Ghost. › Ob. Then it seems the whole divine Essence was conceived, for the…: Ob. Then it seems the whole divine Essence was conceived, for the whole divine Essence…THE CREEDE. › Article 3 › Which was conceiued of the holy Ghost. › Ob. Then it seemes the whole diuine Essence was conceiued, for the…: Ob. Then it seemes the whole diuine Essence was conceiued, for the whole diuine Essence…

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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.

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Answ. This Incarnation was not according to his Essence, but according to his person: the person only assumed our nature in this Conception, Luk. 1. 31. 32. 35. Rom. 9. 5. 1. Tim. 3. 16. and therefore to speak properly, we may not say that in this conception the humane nature began to be (for that hath no subsistence in it self) but the Person began to be then in the humane nature: Tylen.

Answ. This Incarnation was not according to his Essence, but according to his person: the person onely assumed our nature in this Conception, Luk. 1. 31. 32. 35. Rom. 9. 5. 1. Tim. 3. 16. and therfore to speake properly, we may not say that in this conception the humane nature began to be (for that hath no subsistence in it selfe) but the Person began to bee then in the humane nature: Tylen.

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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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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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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.