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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 6 › TenetTHE CREEDE. › Article 6 › Tenet
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Thirdly, that we might know where we shall dwell and reign when we dye, Joh. 14. 2. and 17. 24. Now in heaven Christ ascended to his Father, as he saith, Joh. 14. 12. and 20. 17. not that he could not find his Father any where but in heaven, for he is every where; but because God the Father doth in a singular manner manifest his glory and love in the heaven of the blessed, and in ⟨p. 483⟩that heaven doth collect his family and household that shall for ever abide with him: And for this cause doth our Saviour teach us to pray, Our Father which art in heaven, not which art every where, though that be true, that we might thereby be admonished, that we do not belong to the society of this world, but unto that society that is in heaven, that is, to that family of adoption which is the house of our Father in heaven, of which family and society Christ is the head.
Thirdly, that we might know where wee shall dwell and reigne when wee dye, Ioh. 14. 2. and 17. 24. Now in heauen Christ ascended to his Father, as he saith, Ioh. 14. 12. and 20. 17. not that hee could not finde his Father any where but in heauen, for he is euery where; but because God the Father doth in a singular manner manifest his glory and loue in the heauen of the blessed, and in ⟨p. 483⟩that heauen doth collect his f•mily and houshold that shall for euer abide with him: And for this cause doth our Sauiour teach vs to pray, Our Father which art in heauen, not which art euery where, though that be true, that we might thereby be admonished, that we doe not belong to the society of this world, but vnto that society that is in heauen, that is, to that family of adoption which is the house of our Father in heauen, of which family and society Christ is the head.