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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.
7. In respect of sin, which was the cause of his death, which was committed by the Elect, and was the cause of his death. Their sin was his death, when they began to sin, death was in the pot for Christ, and so their sin was remitted them, only for the respect of that satisfaction was to be made in the sacrifice of Christ, Rom. 3. 21. to 27.
7. In respect of sinne, which was the cause of his death, which was committed by the Elect, and was the cause of his death. Their sinne was his death, when they began to sinne, death was in the pot for Christ, and so their sinne was remitted them, only for the respect of that satisfaction was to be made in the sacrifice of Christ, Rom. 3. 21. to 27.
The Use we may make of the time of Christs death, may be
The Vse wee may make of the time of Christs death, may be
1. To leave the times and seasons to God, and not to exact an account of him why he doth not do the things concern the Church in the time we desire or look after. Though the death of Christ was deferred almost 4000. years, yet we see God saith it was the due time; though perhaps a full demonstration of the reason of it do not appear to us. God is so wise and good, as we must believe that is the best time for every work which he chooseth: and therefore we should give God the glory of the time of every work of his whether concerning the Church in general, or our selves in particular: as believing that God hath done in the very day, that which was fittest