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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
THE CREED. › Article 4 › Dead.THE CREEDE. › Article 4 › Dead.
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5. That he might abolish the power and kingdom of death, and so deliver us from eternal death, and from the authority of the Devil, who had power to inflict death upon us, Rō. 6. 10. 2 Tim. 1. 10. Heb. 2. 14. Ob. But seeing eternal death was due to us for our sins, how could Christ deliver us from it, seeing he suffered not eternal death? Or how did he suffer all was due to our sins, seeing he suffered not eternal death? Answ. Death in it self is the wages of sin, & grows eternal only, because men or devils that suffer it cannot overcome it, & perform sufficient satisfaction in a shorter time. Now Christ in a short time makes sufficient payment to Gods justice, and overcomes death for us, and that by reason of the worthiness of his person. It is more for Christ to die one hour, than for all the world to be dead for ever. For it is in this, as it is in a prison into which many debtors are cast: It is an everlasting prison to such as cannot pay their debts: but it is but a temporary prison, to such as either by themselves, or any other, make full payment of what is owing.
5. That he might abolish the power and kingdome of death, and so deliuer vs from eternall death, and from the authoritie of the Deuill, who had power to inflict death vpon vs, Rō. 6. 10. 2 Tim. 1. 10. Heb. 2. 14. Ob. But seeing eternal death was due to vs for our sins, how could Christ deliuer vs from it, seeing he suffered not eternall death? Or how did he suffer al was due to our sins, seeing he suffered not eternall death? Answ. Death in it self is the wages of sin, & growes eternal only, because men or deuils that suffer it cānot ouercome it, & performe sufficient satisfaction in a shorter time. Now Christ in a short time makes sufficient payment to Gods iustice, and ouercomes death for vs, and that by reason of the worthinesse of his person. It is more for Christ to die one houre, than for all the world to be dead for euer. For it is in this, as it is in a prison into which many debtors are cast: It is an euerlasting prison to such as cannot pay their debts: but it is but a temporarie prison, to such as either by themselues, or any other, make full payment of what is owing.