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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.
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. It should teach us to be steadfast in the faith, and to believe and trust upon Gods mercies: for Christ died for our sins, and therefore we are certainly reconciled unto God, 1 Cor. 15. 3. Rom. 5. 10. And God doth assure us of so much in the Sacrament of the Lords Supper, Matth. 26.
1. It should teach vs to be stedfast in the faith, and to beleeue and trust vpon Gods mercies: for Christ died for our sinnes, and therefore wee are certainly reconciled vnto God, 1 Cor. 15. 3. Rom. 5. 10. And God doth assure vs of so much in the Sacrament of the Lords Supper, Matth. 26.
2. We should never be afraid of Death and Hell, 1 Thess. 5. 9, 10. Christ by dying for us hath devoured and even swallowed up Death and Hell, so as they shall never hurt us. As the fire consumes the stubble, so by wonderful Art Christ by dying hath consumed all the forces and power of Death, and the sting of it, 1 Cor. 15. 54. Heb. 2. 15. 14. Death as a curse was laid upon Christ, that our death might be blessed to us.