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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
THE CREED. › Article 4 › TenetTHE CREEDE. › Article 4 › Tenet
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4. That so he might become a merciful High-Priest, and might know how to have compassion on our infirmities, and might attain to a very feeling of our distresses, and so be more fit to succour us, Heb. 2. 17, 18. and 4. 15. which should afford unto us strong consolation in all grievances of life: it is a glory we give to Christ, when we by faith in our particular trials do rest upon this goodness, and fellow-feeling in our blessed Saviour. These causes are less principal, but the principal reasons follow, and so
4. That so he might become a mercifull High-Priest, and might know how to haue compassion on our infirmities, and might attaine to a very feeling of our distresses, and so be more fit to succour vs, Heb. 2. 17, 18. and 4. 15. which should afford vnto vs strong consolation in all grieuances of life: it is a glory we giue to Christ, when we by faith in our particular tryals doe rest vpon this goodnesse, and fellow-feeling in our blessed Sauiour. These causes are lesse principall, but the principall reasons follow, and so
5. He was to suffer, that so he might reconcile us to God, or ⟨p. 312⟩bring us again to God, as the Apostles phrase is, 1 Pet. 3. 18. which he did effect, when in his sufferings he was made an expiation, atonement, and propitiation for our sins: as our surety he was to make payment and satisfaction to God, by suffering that malediction which we should have borne, God condemning our sins in his flesh, Isaiah 53. 5. Rō. 4. 25. and 3. 25. and 8▪ 3.