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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.
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.
2. That there was now an end of ceremonial worship: the rending of the Veil was the seal of the words of Christ, saying, It is finished. Now that Christ had fulfilled all was shadowed by these ceremonies by the tearing of the Veil, he signified, that there was now no further use of those rites.
2. That there was now an end of ceremoniall worship: the rending of the Veile was the seale of the words of Christ, saying, It is finished. Now that Christ had fulfilled all was shadowed by these ceremonies by the tearing of the Veile, he signified, that there was now no further vse of those rites.
3. That now we have access freely to go to the Mercy-seat, even to the Throne of Grace, with our suits and requests in the name of Christ,