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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.
2. That they might know that he was able to save them by application, as he now did by merit: He did like a great King pay the Ransom for all the Elect on the Cross: as he is called of God a King, to let us know that he can deliver us in the day of our salvation, by making his sufferings effectual for all the work of our redemption; and can grant us better privileges than any of the Kings of the earth: See the first use of the word Christ before.
2. That they might know that he was able to saue them by application, as he now did by merit: He did like a great King pay the Ransome for all the Elect on the Crosse: as he is called of God a King, to let vs know that he can deliuer vs in the day of our saluation, by making his sufferings effectuall for all the worke of our redemption; and can grant vs better priuiledges than any of the Kings of the earth: See the first vse of the word Christ before.
3. That notice might hereby be given to the Christian world, that the redemption made in the blood of Jesus must give no liberty to sin: for he was a King, and would look for service and subjection, and that we should do all that to him, which subjects owe to their Sovereigns, as to study the mysteries, and bow at the Name of Jesus, and stand for his honour, and observe whatsoever he commands, fearing to displease him in any thing, yielding themselves to be governed by his ordinances.
3. That notice might hereby bee giuen to the Christian world, that the redemption made in the bloud of Iesus must giue no liberty to sin: for he was a King, and would looke for seruice and subiection, and that we should doe all that to him, which subiects owe to their Soueraignes, as to studie the mysteries, and bowe at the Name of Iesus, and stand for his honour, and obserue whatsoeuer he commands, fearing to displease him in any thing, yeelding themselues to be gouerned by his ordinances.