A69028:1886
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.
By Pilate himself he was declared to be innocent, partly in words, and partly in action: In words, Pilate came forth publicly three times, and professed that he found no fault in him, after he had heard out their accusations, and examined him, Luke 23. 14, 22. Whence we may gather, that wicked men in the Visible Church may be as vile, yea more vile than those that are not in the Church at all. The Jews accuse him, when a Gentile absolves him. They wilfully pursue Christ to death, when the Pagan for a good while strives as hard to save him. Pilate was afraid when his very accusers had charged him that he said that he was the Son of God, and yet these cursed Jews are not afraid, though they had seen many signs that proved he was the Son of God. And therefore it shall be easier for Pagans and Papists in the day of Judgement, than for these wicked men in the Church, as our Saviour said of the Cities of Galilee, Mat. 11. 20. to 25.
By Pilate himselfe he was declared to be innocent, partly in words, and partly in action: In words, Pilate came forth publikely three times, and professed that he found no fault in him, after he had heard out their accusations, and examined him, Luke 23. 14, 22. Whence we may gather, that wieked men in the Visible Church may be as vile, yea more vile than those that are not in the Church at all. The Iewes accuse him, when a Gentile absolues him. They wilfully pursue Christ to death, when the Pagan for a good while striues as hard to saue him. Pilate was afraid when his very accusers had charged him that he said that he was the Son of God, and yet these cursed Iewes are not afraid, though they had seene many signes that proued he was the Son of God. And therefore it shall be easier for Pagans and Papists in the day of Iudgement, than for these wicked men in the Church, as our Sauiour said of the Cities of Galilea, Mat. 11. 20. to 25.