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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.
He thus constantly forbore and refused to answer,
He thus constantly forbare and refused to answer,
1. Because he needed not any apology, being known to be innocent, and thus it became the Christ, the Lords anointed ⟨p. 367⟩King, to carry himself: Kings need not seek protection or defence for themselves by words against the false accusations of their subjects.
1. Because he needed not any apologie, being knowne to be innocent, and thus it became the Christ, the Lords annointed ⟨p. 367⟩King, to carry himselfe: Kings need not seeke protection or defence for themselues by words against the false accusations of their subiects.
2. Hereby he shows his magnanimity in contemning death: If he had answered, he might seem to do it, to prevent the sentence of death: He that seeks not life, fears not death. He that saves all men, betrays his own safety, that he might purchase our salvation.
2. Hereby hee shewes his magnanimitie in contemning death: If he had answered, hee might seeme to doe it, to preuent the sentence of death: He that seekes not life, feares not death. He that saues all men, betrayes his owne safetie, that he might purchase our saluation.