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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.
The persons to whom he appeared are to be considered negatively, and affirmatively.
The persons to whom hee appeared are to be considered negatiuely, and affirmatiuely.
1. Negatively, he appeared not to the world, not to all the people, not to the chief Priests & Rulers of the people, Act. 10. 41. that thereby he might show, First, that his Kingdom was not of this world, Job. 18. 36. Secondly, that he did not need the help and patronage of the greatness of this world in businesses of his Kingdom. Thirdly, that his Kingdom comes not by external observation, and is not objected to the eyes of the body, but to the eyes of the mind and faith, Luk. 17. 20, 21. Joh. 20. 29. Fourthly, that the contempt of the means in the ordinances of Christ, shall be scourged with a privation of all fellowship with Christ in his glory: The chief Priests and Rulers, and other despisers of the Doctrine and Miracles of Christ in his abasement, are now judged and plagued with this fearful ⟨p. 460⟩preterition, that Christ will not vouch safe them so much favour as to let them see him in his glory any more, till they see him as their Judge, as he threatened before he died, Matt. 26. 64. Joh. 14. 19.
1. Negatiuely, he appeared not to the world, not to all the people, not to the chiefe Priests & Rulers of the people, Act. 10. 41. that therby he might shew, First, that his Kingdome was not of this world, Iob. 18. 36. Secondly, that he did not need the helpe and patronage of the greatnesse of this world in businesses of his Kingdome. Thirdly, that his Kingdome comes not by externall obseruation, and is not obiected to the eyes of the body, but to the eyes of the minde and faith,