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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.
Lastly, the example of the falls of godly men should teach us to use all means to strengthen one another, that we may be upheld from falling; especially such as have fallen, and are recovered, should strive by all means to warn others, and to help by all ways they can to preserve others, When thou art converted strengthen thy brethren, said our Saviour to Peter, Luk. 22. 32.
Lastly, the example of the falls of godly men should teach vs to vse all meanes to strengthen one another, that wee may be vpheld from falling; especially such as haue fallen, and are recouered, should striue by all meanes to warne others, and to helpe by all waies they can to preserue others, When thou art conuerted strengthen thy brethren, said our Sauiour to Peter, Luk. 22. 32.
Thus he was denied by Peter.
3. He was ill entreated by them that kept him bound: for as Saint Luke shows chapter 22. they mocked him and smote him, and when they had blindfolded him, they stroke him on the face, and asked him, saying, Prophesy unto us, who it is that smote thee. And many other things blasphemously spake they against him. Here we may behold a lamentable spectacle, of that disorder into which wretched men fall, when they give the reins to their wicked malice, and think they may do it without punishment. What woeful indignities are these, these base Jews offer to our blessed Saviour? They blindfold and buffet that face, which their godly Forefathers and Prophets so longed to behold, even that face that was fairer than the children of men. And what was of more authority than the sacred Prophesying of Jesus, who spake as never man spake, and confirmed it by miracles, and yet see how this base vulgar scorns his Prophesying? They that before persecuted the Prophets of the Lord, now blaspheme and deride the Lord of the Prophets. Thus it is still with us in places where the wicked multitude dare oppose the Messengers of Christ, with opinion they may do it without punishment. When Magistrates are wicked & haters of goodness, these things fall out amongst