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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.
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.
1. That a true conuert cannot abide sin, or that God should be dishonoured by those that they conuerse withall: He that repents of his owne sinne may discerne it by his true dislike of sinne in others. They are farre from true repentance, ⟨p. 407⟩that can liue in places where God is daily dishonoured, and yet haue not their hearts vexed, or their tongues loosed to reproue sinne.
2. That he that will reprove sin in others, must be sure they have moving and effectual arguments. They must have skill to admonish. We see here what a stirring argument the converted Thief brings. Yea it is true, that if the hatred of sin be sincere in us, it will furnish us with solid arguments to furnish reproof.