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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.
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3. That if judgement begin at the house of God, where shall the wicked and sinners appear? If profitable Christians suffer from men, how shall unprofitable people escape suffering from God? 1 Pet. 4. 17.
3. That if iudgement begin at the house of God, where shall the wicked and sinners appeare? If profitable Christians suffer from men, how shall vnprofitable people escape suffering from God? 1 Pet. 4. 17.
Thus of his speech to the women. The third thing that befell our Saviour before his crucifying, was a Potion which they gave him when he was come to the place of execution. Concerning which Saint Mark saith, They gave him wine mingled with myrrh, Mark. 15. 23. Saint Matthew saith, ⟨p. 387⟩They gave him vinegar mingled with gall, chap. 27. 34. As for the reason of this fact, it is generally received amongst Divines, that either the Judges appointed, or that the women of Jerusalem out of pity to the malefactors, going to execution, prepared a Potion of strong wine the better to comfort them against death, or to inebriate their senses, so as they should not feel the pains of crucifying. And it is guessed that this was a custom even in Solomons time, because of that sentence he useth, Prou. 31. 6. Give strong drink to him that is ready to perish, and wine to him that is of a heavy heart. If the Potion were given only to cheer their hearts, it was a work of mercy, at least in their intendment, but if it were to make them drunk, it was horrible cruelty to the souls of the poor creatures, that should be better prepared for death. Now for reconciling of the difference between the Evangelists, (to omit many opinions) I think their judgement is the most probable, that say that the women of Jerusalem gave him wine mingled with myrrh, but the Soldiers and the Jews out of very spite and cruelty changed it into vinegar mingled with gall. Now it is said of the first Potion, he received it not, and of the latter when he had tasted he would not drink of it. By all which was signified,