A69028:1821
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.
5. We should from the consideration of all this unjust proceeding with our Saviour, be stirred up from our hearts to praise God for the public peace we enjoy in preaching and hearing the Gospel: We little know what we should suffer, if we should fall into the hands of unreasonable men, whether in the Ecclesiastical or Civil Courts: but if at any time, without our fault, we should have experience of corruption, and envious and malicious proceedings against us for our consciences sake, we should comfort our selves by the remembrance of these things that befell our blessed Saviour.
5. We should from the consideration of all this vniust proceeding with our Sauiour, be stirred vp from our hearts to praise God for the publique peace wee enioy in preaching and hearing the Gospell: We little know what we should suffer, if we should fall into the hands of vnreasonable men, whether in the Ecclesiastical or Ciuil Courts: but if at any time, without our fault, we should haue experience of corruption, and enuious and malitious proceedings against vs for our consciences sake, wee should comfort our selues by the remembrance of these things that befell our blessed Sauiour.
Before I leave this part of his Passion, one question may be asked, and that is, why our Saviour held his peace when the false witnesses gave evidence against him; yea he held his ⟨p. 362⟩peace, though the High Priest urged him to speak to the accusation of the witnesses: Now for answer to this question we may conceive that our Saviour was silent for these Reasons.
Before I leaue this part of his Passion, one question may be asked, and that is, why our Sauiour held his peace when the false witnesses gaue euidence against him; yea he held his ⟨p. 362⟩peace, though the High Priest vrged him to speak to the accusation of the witnesses: Now for answer to this question we may conceiue that our Sauiour was silent for these Reasons.