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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.
The most holy place was a type of Heaven, and the holy place a type of the Church Militant on Earth, as it consists only of Gods elect, as a Nation of Priests offering holy sacrifices to God. The outward Court was a type of the visible Church, as it consists both of good and bad, professing the true worship of God.
The most holy place was a type of Heauen, and the holy place a type of the Church Militant on Earth, as it consists only of Gods elect, as a Nation of Priests offering holy sacrifices to God. The outward Court was a type of the visible Church, as it confists both of good and bad, professing the true worship of God.
The rending of the Veil signified divers things.
The rending of the Veile signified diuers things.
1. That God did abhor and despise the Temple of the Jews, and was departed from them, with indignation, and had rejected that Nation, for their rejecting of Christ his Son, and that he did dissolve all their privileges and stain their glory. If the Jews will forsake God, he will forsake them: and so will he deal with all Nations, where he hath dwelt, if they despise his word, and Gospel, and will not walk worthy of his mercies showed to them.
1. That God did abhorre and despise the Temple of the Iewes, and was departed from them, with indignation, and had reiected that Nation, for their reiecting of Christ his Son, and that he did dissolue all their priuiledges and staine their glory. If the Iewes will forsake God, he will forsake them: and so will hee deale with all Nations, where he hath dwelt, if they despise his word, and Gospell, and will not walke worthy of his mercies shewed to them.