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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
THE CREED. › Article 1 › I Believe.THE CREEDE. › Article 1 › I Beleeue.
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.
9. It obtaineth many and great victories, and triumphs in this world: and this will the more evidently appear, if we consider seriously how many things are opposed against the faith of every Christian: as the temptations of Satan, which sometimes are like fiery darts, doubts, and fears, sense of daily sins, the threatenings of the Law, the many chastisements of God, false doctrine of all sorts, the dissentions of Teachers in the Christian Churches, the perfidiousness of false brethren, impurity in sin, the prosperity of the wicked, the fewness of true believers, the contemptibleness of the Church in the world, the falling away of many professors, the scorns of the world, the delay of the performance of Gods promises, and such like: and yet faith makes us daily against all these more then Conquerors.
9. It obtaineth many and great victories, and triumphs in this world: and this will the more euidently appeare, if wee consider seriously how many things are opposed against the faith of euery Christian: as the temptations of Sathan, which sometimes are like fiery darts, doubts, and feares, sense of daily sinnes, the threatnings of the Law, the many chastisements of God, false doctrine of all sorts, the dissentions of Teachers in the Christian Churches, the perfidiousnesse of false brethren, impuritie in sinne, the prosperitie of the wicked, the fewnesse of true beleeuers, the contemptiblenesse of the Church in the world, the falling away of many professors, the scornes of the world, the delay of the performance of Gods promises, and such like: and yet faith makes vs daily against all these more then Conquerors.
What shall I say? All things are possible to him that believeth, and Faith procureth more for us then Reason can 1reach to, Eph. 3. 19. 20.
What shall I say? All things are possible to him that beleeueth, and Faith procureth more for vs then Reason can