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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.
His suffering by way of Imputation was very grievous: for the Lord Jesus standing before the Justice of God as our Surety, all our sins were charged upon him, as if he had committed them himself: and this was a most fearful kind of Passion, which the Scripture takes express notice of. Saint Paul saith, he that knew no sin was made sin for us, 2 Cor. 5. 21. and the Apostle Peter saith, he bare our sins in his own body on the tree, 1 Pet. 2. 24. and this is a consideration of great necessity and use: for hereby the ⟨p. 317⟩hearts of the godly may be wonderfully settled in consolation, so as to live out of the fear of Gods wrath for our sins. All our sins are charged already upon Christ, and therefore God in justice cannot charge them upon us: and it is an increase of comfort, to know that therefore our sins were imputed to him, that his righteousness might be imputed to us, 2 Cor. 5. 21. And withal we should hence learn, seeing all our sins are taken off our shoulders, and laid upon him, therefore to spend our days in righteousness and holiness of life, 1 Pet. 2. 24. And thus also of his imputative Passion.
His suffering by way of Imputation was very grieuous: for the Lord Iesus standing before the Iustice of God as our Suretie, all our sinnes were charged vpon him, as if he had committed them himselfe: and this was a most fearfull kinde of Passion, which the Scripture takes expresse notice of. Saint Paul saith, he that knew no sinne was made sinne for vs, 2 Cor. 5. 21. and the Apostle Peter saith, hee bare our sinnes in his owne body on the trce, 1 Pet. 2. 24. and this is a consideration of great necessitie and vse: for hereby the ⟨p. 317⟩hearts of the godly may be wonderfully setled in cōsolation, so as to liue out of the feare of Gods wrath for our sins. All our sinnes are charged already vpon Christ, and therefore God in iustice cannot charge them vpon vs: and it is an increase of comfort, to know that therefore our sinnes were imputed to him, that his righteousnesse might be imputed to vs,