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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
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1. By way of Information, and so it proves the Divinity of 1Christ: the Apostle says he was mightily declared to be the Son of God, by the Resurrection from the dead. He that could overcome so great Enemies, as Sin, Death, the Grave, and Hell; and had power of himself to take up his life, must needs be God: and so Saint Paul applies the words of the second Psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee, to the Resurrection of Christ, which is true in respect of the manifestation of his Divinity, Rom. 1. 4. Act. 13. 33.
1. By way of Information, and so it proues the Diuinitie of 1Christ: the Apostle sayes he was mightily declared to be the Sonne of God, by the Resurrection from the dead. He that could ouercome so great Enemies, as Sin, Death, the Graue, and Hell; and had power of himselfe to take vp his life, must needs be God: and so Saint Paul applies the words of the second Psalme, Thou art my Sonne, this day haue I begotten thee, to the Resurrection of Christ, which is true in respect of the manifestation of his Diuinitie, Rom. 1. 4. Act. 13. 33.
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2. By way of Instruction: and so first Saint Paul, 2 Tim. 2. 8. chargeth us in a special manner to remember this Article, and to lay fast hold upon it: for Jews and Pagans can believe that Jesus died, but a Christian must go further, to believe that he was raised from the dead. Secondly, we should learn from Christs Resurrection, to rise to newness of life. A Christian should be ashamed to lye dead in the graves of sin, when his Saviour is risen from the dead: Nay if we be ingrafted into Christ aright, we are risen with him, and are alive from the dead, and show it by a spiritual liveliness, in all parts of a renewed conversation: and therefore if thou wouldest have comfort that thou art a true Christian, thou must show it by living in a new conversation, and by awaking from spiritual slumbering and security, and standing up from the dead,