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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 4 › Crucified.THE CREEDE. › Article 4 › Crucified.
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.
Hitherto of the Arraignment of Christ. The parts of his Passion after his Arraignment follow in the Creed: and so his crucifying is the first to be considered of. And about the crucifying of our Saviour six things are memorable in the story.
HItherto of the Arraignment of Christ. The parts of his Passion after his Arraignment follow in the Creed: and so his crucifying is the first to be considered of. And about the crucifying of our Sauiour six things are memorable in the storie.
1. The place where he was crucified. 2. What fell out in the way, and before he was crucified. 3. The causes why he was crucified. 4. The manner how he was crucified. 5. The things that befell him on the Cross. 6. The glorious testimony was given concerning him, when he was on the Cross.
1. The place where he was crucified. 2. What fell out in the way, and before he was crucified. 3. The causes why he was crucified. 4. The manner how he was crucified. 5. The things that befell him on the Crosse. 6. The glorious testimonie was giuen concerning him, when he was on the Crosse.
First, for the place where he was crucified, and that in general was without the City, and in particular it was called Golgatha. Now he suffered without the City of Jerusalem for four reasons. First, that thereby he might fulfil that which was foresignified by the figures of the old Law. For the bodies of those beasts, upon which the sins of the people were put, (whose blood was offered by the High Priest in the holy place) as things accursed, were burnt without the camp of the people of Israel, Levit. 1. 11, 12