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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 › Buried.THE CREEDE. › Article 4 › Buried.
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.
The manner of the burial contains divers things: First, they did it hastily towards the evening, because of the preparation of the Jews for the Sabbath, Joh. 19. ult. Secondly, they did it openly. Thirdly, they did it with great cost, for Joseph brought fine linen to wrap it in, and Nicodemus brought a mixture of Myrrh and Aloes to the quantity of about an hundred pound weight, Joh. 19. 39. Mark. 15. 46. but it was done without washing or embalming. Lastly, it is noted it was done after the manner of the Jews burial.
The manner of the buriall containes diuers things: First, they did it hastily towards the euening, because of the preparation of the Iowes for the Sabbath, Ioh. 19. vlt. Secondly, they did it openly. Thirdly, they did it with great cost, for Ioseph brought fine linnen to wrap it in, and Nicodemus brought a mixture of Mirrhe and Aloes to the quantitie of about an hundred pound weight, Ioh. 19. 39. Mark. 15. 46. but it was done without washing or embalming. Lastly, it is noted it was done after the manner of the Iewes buriall.
For the first, in that Joseph makes such haste, in respect of the Sabbath approaching, it shows that all men that have work to do towards the end of the week, should order the matter so, as they take up not any part of the Lords day, but use the more haste and providence to have all dispatched that they may wholly attend unto Gods work in that time which he hath consecrated to himself. And by the way here seems to be an intimation, that burials are not so convenient to be performed upon the Sabbath day, unless it be in some case of necessity, when the body will not keep till after the Lords day, and cannot be prepared for burial before it begin.