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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.
6. Was it not to teach us compassion? Is Nature troubled at this sight, and doth the Sun mourn, and cover it self with blackness as with a garment? and cannot our hard hearts be melted to mourn for him, who was pained for our sins?
6. Was it not to teach vs compassion? Is Nature troubled at this sight, and doth the Sunne mourne, and couer it selfe with blacknesse as with a garment? and cannot our hard hearts be melted to mourne for him, who was pained for our sinnes?
Thus of the second Testimony. The third Testimony was the conversion of one of the Thieves upon the Cross: and his conversion did notably serve to demonstrate the glory of Christ, both in respect of his Divinity that could convert a soul without means: he must needs be more than man that can immediately make the heart of man new: as also in respect of the virtue of his Passion and Death, ⟨p. 405⟩which so lively shows it self upon the soul of the Thief, in killing his corrupt humours, and kindling in him the life of true grace: and both the more wonderful in respect of the circumstance of the time, that it was when Christ was on the Cross, derided of men, and plagued of God, and forsaken of his own, &c.
Thus of the second Testimonie. The third Testimonie was the conuersion of one of the Theeues vpon the Crosse: and his conuersion did notably serue to demonstrate the glory of Christ, both in respect of his Diuinitie that could conuert a soule without meanes: he must needs be more than man that can immediatly make the heart of man new: as also in respect of the vertue of his Passion and Death, ⟨p. 405⟩which so liuely shewes it selfe vpon the soule of the Theefe, in killing his corrupt humours, and kindling in him the life of true grace: and both the more wonderfull in respect of the circumstance of the time, that it was when Christ was on the Crosse, derided of men, and plagued of God, and forsaken of his owne, &c.