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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
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.
OF THE CREED IN GENERAL.
OF THE CREED IN GENERALL.
Text, 2. Timothy 1. 13. Hold fast the form or Pattern of Sound words.
Text, 2. Timothie 1. 13. Hold fast the forme or Patterne of Sound words.
There have bin in all Ages of the Church since the giving of the Scriptures, two ways; by which the Ministers of the 1Church have taught men the knowledge that is necessary to Salvation: The one was to make choice of some Text of Scripture, and to expound it to the people, and thence to 2make use of it. Thus they did in Ezra his time, Nehemiah 8. 4. 7. 8. and thus did our Saviour Christ at Nazareth, Luke 4. 16. 17 &c. and it is noted in that place, that it was our Saviours custom so to do. Thus did Philip,