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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.
For the third point, divers things may be noted.
For the third point, diuers things may be noted.
1. From the cost they are at, we may observe that men that will follow Christ and be true disciples, must not think much to be not only at labour, but at cost also in what ⟨p. 440⟩may be requisite for the service of Christ living or dead. If rich men must be at cost with the dead body of Christ, then must they also do to the living members of Christ. And further hence it is manifest, that it is not unlawful to be at cost about the funerals of the dead Saints: God makes great account of the dead bodies of his people, that have been the Temples of the Holy Ghost, and therefore it is no sin according to mens estate to be at such cost as is requisite to comely and decent burial according to their condition; though vain ostentation or idle ceremonies are not to be justified.
1. From the cost they are at, we may obserue that men that will follow Christ and be true disciples, must not thinke much to be not only at labour, but at cost also in what ⟨p. 440⟩may be requisite for the seruice of Christ liuing or dead. If rich men must be at cost with the dead bodie of Christ, then must they also doe to the liuing members of Christ. And further hence it is manifest, that it is not vnlawfull to be at cost about the funerals of the dead Saints: God makes great account of the dead bodies of his people, that haue beene the Temples of the Holy Ghost, and therefore it is no sinne according to mens estate to be at such cost as is requisite to comely and decent buriall according to their condition; though vaine ostentation or idle ceremonies are not to be iustified.