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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 5 › TenetTHE CREEDE. › Article 5 › Tenet
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.
Lastly, the Angels ministered unto him by rolling away the stone, &c. to signify, that not only he was Lord of Angels, but that God was satisfied; as Judges that send some officer to fetch the prisoner out of prison and release him.
Lastly, the Angels ministred vnto him by rolling away the stone, &c. to signifie, that not onely he was Lord of Angels, but that God was satisfied; as Iudges that send some officer to fetch the prisoner out of prison and release him.
Fifthly, but why was it necessary that Christ should rise again?
Fiftly, but why was it necessary that Christ should rise againe?
Ans. First, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, that had foretold it, Psal. 16. 10. Joh. 20. 9. Mat. 26. 54. Secondly, if the Scripture had not foretold, yet such was the ⟨p. 458⟩dignity of his person that he must needs rise, for it was impossible for him to be holden down of Death, Act. 2. 24. for, first he was the only Son of God, and the Father loves his Son, and cannot suffer him to be overcome of death. Besides, he was God himself, the Author and Prince of life, and therefore it had been absurd for him to abide in death, that gives all others life. Thirdly, he was a just man, and innocent, and had fully satisfied for our sins, and therefore God could not keep him in prison for nothing: and where sin is not, there death cannot reign. Thus of the second reason. Thirdly, such was the office of him that rose again, that he could not abide in death; as was showed before, he must declare Gods name to his brethren, he must make intercession, he must reign as a King everlasting, all which he could not do if he abide in death. Fourthly, because there was a Decree for his resurrection in Gods eternal Counsel,