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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.
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.
5. That a true convert doth love Christ better than his old acquaintance: as here the Thief speaks against his old comrade and companion, and for Christ, though he had never seen him before.
5. That a true conuert doth loue Christ better than his old acquaintance: as here the Theefe speakes against his old comrade and companion, and for Christ, though he had neuer seene him before.