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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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The other sort of witnesses were the Disciples themselves. This Article containing one great part of the mystery of godliness, 1 Tim. 3. 16. it pleased our Saviour to give them first teachers of it, assurance of it by the testimony of their senses, that with the more liberty & power, they might urge faith in their hearers, seeing they brought them what they had not only heard, but seen and felt, 1 Joh. 1. 2. If any ask, Why our Saviour would not ascend in the sight of the whole Nation of the Jews, as well as in the sight of the Disciples? I answer, they were not worthy so much as once to see the Lord in his glory, that had made no use of his doctrine and miracles, when he was amongst them in his estate of abasement: And besides, here by all the world is warned to take notice of it, that the ordinary means to breed faith, and save their souls, is the hearing of the Word, and therefore doth our Saviour of purpose withhold from men other ways of information.
The other sort of witnesses were the Disciples themselues. This Article containing one great part of the mystery of godlinesse, 1 Tim. 3. 16. it pleased our Sauiour to giue them first teachers of it, assurance of it by the testimony of their senses, that with the more liberty & power, they might vrge faith in their hearers, seeing they brought them what they had not onely heard, but seene and felt, 1 Ioh. 1. 2. If any aske, Why our Sauiour would not ascend in the sight of the whole Nation of the Iewes, as well as in the sight of the Disciples? I answer, they were not worthy so much as once to see the Lord in his glory, that had made no vse of his doctrine and miracles, when he was amongst them in his estate of abasement: And besides, here by all the world is warned to take notice of it, that the ordinary meanes to breed faith, and saue their soules, is the hearing of the Word, and therefore doth our Sauiour of purpose withhold from men other waies of information.