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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.
Now for the second point, many things may be hereby signified, as
1. It might signify that the Sun of Righteousness did now set: That the true light and life of the world was now a dying.
1. It might signifie that the Sunne of Righteousnesse did now set: That the true light and life of the world was now a dying.
2. It might signify the horrible blindness of the Jews, and foretell the spiritual darkness should be confirmed upon them, that as heretofore the Egyptians had darkness, and in the Land of Goshen was light, and by that darkness was signified the imminent destruction of the Egyptians, ⟨p. 404⟩and by that light the liberty and salvation of the Israelites: so now the Jews should be left in horrible darkness and desolation, and the light of the Gospel should shine in other Nations to bring salvation to them.
2. It might signifie the horrible blindnesse of the Iewes, and foretell the spirituall darknesse should be confirmed vpon them, that as heretofore the Egyptians had darknesse, and in the Land of Goshen was light, and by that darknesse was signified the imminent destruction of the Egyptians, ⟨p. 404⟩and by that light the liberty and saluation of the Israelites: so now the Iewes should be left in horrible darknes and desolation, and the light of the Gospell should shine in other Nations to bring saluation to them.