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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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4. That his authority reacheth unto all things in heaven and earth, and therefore he is said to sit at the right hand of God; of God, I say, whose dominion is an universal dominion: This our Saviour saith of himself, Matth. 28. 18.
4. That his authority reacheth vnto all things in heauen and earth, and therefore hee is said to sit at the right hand of God; of God, I say, whose dominion is an vniuersall dominion: This our Sauiour saith of himselfe, Matth. 28. 18.
5. That the Father doth not cease to rule, but doth administer his Kingdom by his Sonne. Therefore in Psal. 110. v. 1. the Father takes upon him to subdue the enemies of Christ. The Father and Son reign together, but yet so, as the Father commits the rule and execution of all things to the Son under him, as kings that admit their Sons to be partners with them in their Empire, and commit the trust of all to them.
5. That the Father doth not cease to rule, but doth administer his Kingdome by his Sonne. Therefore in Psal. 110. v. 1. the Father takes vpon him to subdue the enemies of Christ. The Father and Sonne reigne together, but yet so, as the Father commits the rule and execution of all things to the Sonne vnder him, as kings that admit their Sonnes to bee partners with them in their Empire, and commit the trust of all to them.