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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.
Besides these effects which it worketh for the happiness of the believer himself, it worketh strange and great things for others; for it bringeth his seed and posterity into covenant ⟨p. 35⟩with God: the believing parents make their seed holy, 1 Cor. 7. Gen. 17. and the prayers of the believer procureth great and wonderful things many times for others, and besides, many times it keeps of grievous Judgements, which else would fall upon wicked men in the places where the believer liveth.
Besides these effects which it worketh for the happinesse of the beleeuer himselfe, it worketh strange and great things for others; for it bringeth his seede and posterity into couenant ⟨p. 35⟩with God: the beleeuing parents make their seede holy, 1 Cor. 7. Gen. 17. and the prayers of the beleeuer procureth great and wonderfull things many times for others, and besides, many times it keepes of greeuous Iudgements, which else would fall vpon wicked men in the places where the beleeuer liueth.
Lastly, unto all the former Consolations, this may be added, that the faith of the true believer shall not fail, but continue to the end. The seed of faith will abide in him, 1 John 3. 9. Christ hath prayed that faith may not fail, Luke 22. 23. Ephes. 1. 13. 14.