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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 › He descended into Hell.THE CREEDE. › Article 4 › He descended into Hell.
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. The Original of it. 2. The Authority of it. 3. The sense and meaning of it, with the Use.
1. The Originall of it. 2. The Authoritie of it. 3. The sense and meaning of it, with the Vse.
For the first, these words, He descended into Hell, were not in the most ancient Creeds. Learned men give instance both in the Creeds that have them not in, as also of most ancient Expositors that undertook to expound the Apostles Creed, and yet makes no mention of this Article at all. Amandus Polanus saith they are not in the Nicene Creed, nor in the Creed of the Council at Sardis, nor in the Creed of the first Council at Constantinople, nor in the first Toletan Council, nor in the Creed of the Council of Ephesus, nor in the Creeds of the sixth and the eleventh Toletan Councils, nor in the Creeds of the Councils of Worms and Frankfort, nor in divers other Creeds. And besides, it is observed, that neither Clement the first, nor Jernaeus, nor Tertullian, nor Justine Martyr, nor Origen, nor Augustine, though they expound the Creed, yet make any mention of this Article: and Ruffinus that doth receive the words, yet saith that they are not in the Creed of the Roman Church, nor amongst the Churches of the East.
For the first, these words, He descended into Hell, were not in the most ancient Creeds. Learned men giue instance both in the Creeds that haue them not in, as also of most ancient Expositors that vndertooke to expound the Apostles Creed, and yet makes no mention of this Article at all. Amandus Polanus saith they are not in the Nicene Creed, nor in the Creed of the Councell at Sardis, nor in the Creed of the first Councell at Constantinople, nor in the first Toletan Councell, nor in the Creed of the Councell of Ephesus, nor in the Creeds of the sixt and the eleuenth Toletan Councells, nor in the Creeds of the Councels of Wormes and Franckford, nor in diuers other Creeds. And besides, it is obserued, that neither Clement the first, nor Iernaeus, nor Tertullian, nor Iustine Martyr, nor Origen, nor Augustine, though they expound the Creed, yet make any mention of this Article: and Ruffinus that doth receiue the words, yet saith that they are not in the Creed of the Romane Church, nor amongst the Churches of the East.