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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.
The second effect, is our spiritual life and conception: for therefore ⟨p. 267⟩was he conceived by the holy Ghost, and quickened in the womb of the Virgin, that from his life, the power of our spiritual forming and regeneration might proceed, as from him that took life himself amongst us that he might become Lord of life, and the true original of spiritual and eternal life of God: for the same spirit that formed Christ in the womb, doth beget us again that we might live with him, Joh. 1. 12, 13.
The second effect, is our spirituall life and conception: for therefore ⟨p. 267⟩was he conceiued by the holy Ghost, and quickned in the wombe of the Virgin, that from his life, the power of our spirituall forming and regeneration might proceede, as from him that tooke life himselfe amongst vs that he might become Lord of life, and the true originall of spirituall and eternall life of God: for the saine spirit that formed Christ in the wombe, doth beget vs againe that we might liue with him, Ioh. 1. 12, 13.
The ninth thing is that question, whether it may be safely said, that Mary was the Mother of God [Greek or Hebrew]: I answer, if we understand it so grossly, as to think she was the Mother of the God-head of Christ, it were not only erroneous but blasphemous: and yet it is true, that she was the Mother of God, because she was not only Mother of him that was God as well as Man, but also God was incarnate in her womb, God did not take flesh in heaven, or in any other place, but in her womb only.
The ninth thing is that question, whether it may be safely said, that Mary was the Mother of God 〈non-Latin alphabet〉: I answer, if wee vnderstand it so grossely, as to thinke shee was the Mother of the God-head of Christ, it were not only erronious but blasphemous: and yet it is true, that shee was the Mother of God, because shee was not onely Mother of him that was God as well as Man, but also God was incarnate in her wombe, God did not take flesh in heauen, or in any other place, but in her wombe onely.