A69028:1842
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.
3. What they charged upon him. They charged upon ⟨p. 364⟩him three things: First, seducing of the people, as one that had perverted their Nation, and stirred up the people throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee to Jerusalem, Luke 23. 2. 5. Secondly, sedition, as one that deceived and forbade the paying of tribute to Caesar, Luk. 23. 2. Thirdly, high treason against Caesar, in saying he was a King, Luke. 23. 2. Joh. 19. 12. The first of these was vain, and the two last false. For the extraordinary moving of the people is not in it self a fault, unless they be moved without cause, or by ill means, or to ill ends. The other two are false: for he paid tribute himself, though as a Prince of the blood he was free, Matth. 17. 27. And when the people would have made him King he refused it, Joh. 6. 15. Hence we see that even Christ himself hath been liable to the same accusations and slanders are cast upon his poor servants: which should the more comfort the godly when they are slandered and charged with Innovation, Schism, Sedition, or to be enemies to Princes, or the like. But especially hence should the godly take comfort in the hope of the forgiveness of all their sins against God, how great soever: for to this end was Christ charged with these great offences unjustly, that he might make atonement for our sins that were guilty, even of high treason against God.
3. What they charged vpon him. They charged vpon ⟨p. 364⟩him three things: First, seducing of the people, as one that had peruerted• their Nation, and stirred vp the people throughout all Iudea, beginning from Galile to Hierusalem,