The rule of faith, or, An exposition of the Apostles Creed so handled as…

gathering belike from his behaviour that he was not one of their side, in that he did not join with them to discourse against Christ, and therefore it was likely that he was Christs Disciple, and they told him his speech bewrayed him, he spake like a Galilean. Then in the third place, a kinsman to Malchus, whose ear he cut off, charged him that he saw him in the Garden, Joh. 18. 26. The Devil that desired greatly to sift him, and to increase his misery, plies him with objections, and all suddenly till his sin was brought to the ⟨p. 353⟩height. Thus of the occasions of his fall. The manner of it follows: & so the Evangelists show, that first he denied Christ, saying that he knew him not. Then he denied him again with an oath: Then thirdly, he began to curse & swear, saying, he knew not the man: Oh Peter knowest not thou the man, that before hadst confessed him to be God? The event was his Repentance; & there is observed the means of it, and the manner of it. The means less principal, was the crowing of the Cock, according to the prophecy of his Saviour. The principal was, that Christ looked back upon him, and then Peter remembered Christs words, which presently brake his heart, Luk• 22. 61. The manner of his repentance was, that he went out of that wicked place, and wept bitterly. He forsakes the needless society of the wicked, and with much sorrow bewails his great sin. Thus of the Story.

gathering belike from his behauiour that hee was not one of their side, in that he did not ioyne with them to discourse against Christ, and therefore it was likely that he was Christs Disciple, and they told him his speech bewrayed him, hee spake like a Galilaean. Then in the third place, a kinsman to Malchus, whose eare he cut off, charged him that hee saw him in the Garden, Ioh. 18. 26. The Deuill that desired greatly to sift him, and to increase his misery, plies him with obiections, and all suddenly till his sinne was brought to the ⟨p. 353⟩height. Thus of the occasions of his fall. The manner of it followes: & so the Euangelists shew, that first he denied Christ, saying that he knew him not. Then he denied him again with an oath: Then thirdly, he began to curse & sweare, saying, he knew not the man: Oh Peter knowest not thou the man, that before hadst confessed him to be God? The euent was his Repentance; & there is obserued the means of it, and the maner of it. The means lesse principal, was the crowing of the Cock, according to the prophecie of his Sauiour. The principall was, that Christ looked backe vpon him, and then Peter remembred Christs words, which presently brake his heart, Luk 22. 61. The manner of his repentance was, that he went out of that wicked place, and wept bitterly. He forsakes the needlesse society of the wicked, and with much sorrow bewailes his great sinne. Thus of the Story.