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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.
So that for the third point, we may observe in the story of his conversion, Luke 23. that he showed three excellent fruits of his conversion. The one was reproof of sin in his fellow: The other was his confession that he made both concerning himself and Christ: The third was his petition or prayer to Christ for mercy.
So that for the third point, we may obserue in the storie of his conuersion, Luke 23. that he shewed three excellent fruits of his conuersion. The one was reproofe of sinne in his fellow: The other was his confession that he made both concerning himselfe and Christ: The third was his petition or prayer to Christ for mercy.
For the first, Saint Luke saith, vers. 40. that when the other malefactor railed on Christ, he answered and rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing that thou art in the same condemnation? Out of which words I observe divers things.
For the first, Saint Luke saith, vers. 40. that when the other malefactor railed on Christ, he answered and rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou feare God, seeing that thou art in the same condemnation? Out of which words I obserue diuers things.
1. That a true convert cannot abide sin, or that God should be dishonoured by those that they converse withal: He that repents of his own sin may discern it by his true dislike of sin in others. They are far from true repentance, ⟨p. 407⟩that can live in places where God is daily dishonoured, and yet have not their hearts vexed, or their tongues loosed to reprove sin.