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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
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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.
2. That he that will reproue sinne in others, must be sure they haue mouing and effectuall arguments. They must haue skill to admonish. We see here what a stirring argument the conuerted Theefe brings. Yea it is true, that if the hatred of sinne be sincere in vs, it will furnish vs with solid arguments to furnish reproofe.
3. That the want of the fear of God is the cause of all disorder: as it was of this mans railing, so it is of drunkenness, whoredom, swearing, stealing, lying, usury, and the like; if men had the fear of God before their eyes they would not do so.
3. That the want of the feare of God is the cause of all disorder: as it was of this mans rayling, so it is of drunkennesse, whoredome, swearing, stealing, lying, vsurie, and the like; if men had the feare of God before their eyes they would not doe so.
4. That such as do abuse Christ by scoffing or railing, have great cause to be afraid of God, and what he will do to them, though they escape punishment amongst men. Such sins as men will not punish God will, especially these sins of scorning, or reproaching Christ, and true Christians, and the ordinances of Christ.
4. That such as do abuse Christ by scoffing or rayling, haue great cause to be afraid of God, and what he will doe to them, though they escape punishment amongst men. Such sinnes as men will not punish God will, especially these sinnes of scorning, or reproching Christ, and true Christians, and the ordinances of Christ.