A69028:1699
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 public sufferings began from his Baptism, when he was about thirty years of age; and the first Division of them I make to be from his Baptism to his last Supper: and about these first observe the circumstance of the time: We know that Christ as the Lord our righteousness was to do two things for us: (viz.) to perform a most absolute obedience to the Law, and to suffer the malediction of the Law for our sins. Now as he began the public profession of his obedience to the Law at his Circumcision, so he began the public enduring of the malediction of the Law at his Baptism: or thus, The obedience to Moses Law he begins at his Circumcision, his open obedience to that singular Law given him by his Father about redeeming the Church by his Passion, he begins to execute from the time of his Baptism.
His publique sufferings began from his Baptisme, when he was about thirtie yeares of age; and the first Diuision of them I make to be from his Baptisme to his last Supper: and about these first obserue the circumstance of the time: We know that Christ as the Lord our righteousnesse was to doe two things for vs: (viz.) to performe a most absolute obedience to the Law, and to suffer the malediction of the Law for our sinnes. Now as he began the publique profession of his obedience to the Law at his Circumcision, so he began the publique enduring of the malediction of the Law at his Baptisme: or thus, The obedience to Moses Law he begins at his Circumcision, his open obedience to that singular Law giuen him by his Father about redeeming the Church by his Passion, he begins to execute from the time of his Baptisme.
Now the things that he suffered in this part of his life were these:
Now the things that hee suffered in this part of his life were these: