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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.
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.
1. Because he knew that he came thither to suffer, not to defend himself, as being sent thither to suffer by God himself.
2. Because he knew he should be condemned, though he did clear himself of their accusation.
2. Because he knew he should be condemned, though he did cleare himselfe of their accusation.