A69028:1861
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. The things our Saviour suffered: and so first from the Jews, then from Herod. The Jews, viz. the chief Priests and Scribes, stood and vehemently accused him; which our Saviour endured, and came to pass by Gods providence, that so thereby the innocency of Christ might be the more manifest, which was easily discerned by Herod. observing the violent and tumultuous proceedings of the Priests: and ⟨p. 370⟩it may be gathered from Pilats speech, that Herod did find no fault in him, Luk. 23. 15. From Herod our Saviour suffered two things: First, he was extremely mocked by Herod and his men of war: and then he was sent back to Pilate arrayed in a gorgeous robe. For the first, we see how great men that are given to pleasure and worldly pomp, entertain Christ and religion. It is no strange thing that religion should be scorned by voluptuous worldlings, or people given to vanity. It is enough for the servant to be as his Lord is: If we be set at nought, and reproached, and scorned by the world, we should not think any great matter was befallen us, for thus was Christ himself used, and that in the open Court of a great King publicly.
3. The things our Sauiour suffered: and so first from the Iewes, then from Herod. The Iewes, viz. the chiefe Priests and Scribes, stood and vehemently accused him; which our Sauiour endured, and came to passe by Gods prouidence, that so thereby the innocencie of Christ might be the more manifest, which was easily discerned by Herod. obseruing the violent and tumultuous proceedings of the Priests: and ⟨p. 370⟩it may be gathered from Pilats speech, that Herod did finde no fault in him, Luk. 23. 15. From Herod our Sauiour suffred two things: First, he was extremely mocked by Herod and his men of warre: and then hee was sent backe to Pilate arraied in a gorgeous robe. For the first, we see how great men that are giuen to pleasure and worldly pompe, entertaine Christ and religion. It is no strange thing that religion should be scorned by voluptuous worldlings, or people giuen to vanitie. It is enough for the seruant to be as his Lord is: If we be set at nought, and reproched, and scorned by the world, we should not thinke any great matter was befallen vs, for thus was Christ himselfe vsed, and that in the open Court of a great King publikely.