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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.
2. He stood there as surety for us, that were obnox ous to the sentence of the eternal Judge, and had deserved by our sins to be indited and condemned to eternal perdition.
2. He stood there as surety for vs, that were obnox ous to the sentence of the eternall Iudge, and had deserued by our sinnes to bee indited and condemned to eternall perdition.
3. He was indited and condemned on earth▪ that he might free us from the fury of Gods judgement, that we might never appear before Gods Tribunal to be arraigned for our sins, but only to hear judgement for our absolution, and entrance into the possession of that everlasting kingdom.
3. He was indited and condemned on earth▪ that he might free vs from the furie of Gods iudgement, that we might neuer appeare before Gods Tribunall to be arraigned for our sinnes, but only to heare iudgement for our absolution, and entrance into the possession of that euerlasting kingdome.
And therefore the Use of this should be for singular comfort to the godly, even to all that believe in Jesus. He was arraigned before the Priests, and Pilate, that they might not be arraigned before God. He was pursued in every Court, that no Court of Justice might lay hold on them. He was accused before an earthly Judge, that they might be freed by the heavenly Judge. He was condemned on earth, that we might be absolved in heaven. And withal here is terrible discomfort to the wicked, that will not repent of their sins and believe in Jesus. They may guess what shall become of them: if Christ endured to be arraigned on earth, and to be so used at mans Tribunal, how shall they escape the terror of their arraignment at the dreadful day of Judgement? He that hath been abased to these indignities, will pay them home with just vengeance, when hey shall fall into his hands at the last day: and i God spared not his own Son, but arraigned him for our sins, how shall he spare them?