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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
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.
3. It is the last judgement: men have received their dooms, sometimes from men, sometimes from God, either judging them by his word, or afflicting them by his particular judgements: but these are all the first things, but this is the last judgement, after which there shall be no more trial, or sentence, or execution; and therefore the more terrible for wicked men because there can be no reversing of this sentence, as in this life upon repentance there may be of other ⟨p. 498⟩judgements, Jer. 18. 7, 8, 9, 10. And for this sentence there will be no appeal.
3. It is the last iudgement: men haue receiued their doomes, sometimes from men, sometimes from God, either iudging them by his word, or afflicting them by his particular iudgements: but these are all the first things, but this is the last iudgement, after which there shall be no more triall, or sentence, or execution; and therefore the more terrible for wicked men because there can be no reuersing of this sentence, as in this life vpon repentance there may be of other ⟨p. 498⟩iudgements, Ier. 18. 7, 8, 9, 10. And for this sentence there will be no appeale.
4. It is a general and universal judgement, 2 Cor. 5. 10. all must appear both quick and dead, as will be more distinctly showed afterwards. God hath his particular judgement upon man in this world, both in life, judging both the righteous and the wicked every day, Psal. 7. 12. and in death, when he passeth a particular sentence upon every man: but this is judgement of all men together.