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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.
Thus of the time when he died.
The consequences of his death follow: and they must be considered negatively, or affirmatively.
The consequences of his death follow: and they must be considered negatiuely, or affirmatiuely.
Negatively: It is observed by the Evangelists, That not a bone of Christ was broken: which is worthy to be noted: First, because the Jews had made a request to Pilate, that the legs of those which were crucified might be broken to hasten their death, that they might not hang on their Crosses on the day of the great Sabbath, John 19. 31, 32. But notwithstanding they were prevented, for Christ was dead before they came back, to show that he died when himself would, & not when they would, & to let them have cause to guess thereby that he was more than a bare man. Secondly, because of the excellent signification of this thing: for it is said, the Scripture had said, that not a bone of him should be broken, John 19. 36. Now the Scripture had only said so of the Paschal Lamb, that not a bone thereof should be broken, Exod. 12. 46. which manifestly shows that Christ was the true Passover, the true Paschal Lamb which was sacrificed for us, 1 Cor. 5. 6. and withal it signifies that the mystical body of Christ shall be preserved. The Church may have many enemies, but yet a bone thereof shall not be broken. The flesh of the Church may be wounded, but not a bone of the Church shall be broken.