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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.
20. All civill honest men that rest only in being free from outward gross crimes: these shall come to judgement for their want of the power of Religion, Matth. 5. 19. and for all their idle words, Matth. 12. and for all their evil thoughts, for God will try the heart and reins.
20. All ciuill honest men that rest only in being free from outward grosse crimes: these shall come to iudgement for their want of the power of Religion, Matth. 5. 19. and for all their idle words, Matth. 12. and for all their euill thoughts, for God will trie the heart and reines.
Lastly, all the godly must come to judgement too, but not to the judgement of condemnation, as was showed before: we must all appear, we as well as other men, 2 Cor. 5. 10.
Lastly, all the godly must come to iudgement too, but not to the iudgement of condemnation, as was shewed before: wee must all appeare, wee as well as other men, 2 Cor. 5. 10.
This point should greatly terrify all impenitent sinners, seeing no man can escape the judgement of God: multitude will not help them, nor can there be any help from worldly means: God hath his book in which are written the names of all to whom he gave life, and therefore none shall be forgotten: and therefore this should be a warning to enforce every man to repent in time, lest God surprise him at unawares and carry him away in an hour he thinks not of; and then as Death leaves him, Judgement will find him. And besides, this very point should greatly stir up the desire of all that love the appearing of Christ, to wait for, and long for this great Assize. Men generally long to be at such Assizes, where many persons are to be tried, and where they shall have great causes examined and judged, especially if there be any great man to be arraigned. How them should we desire that day, when all men shall be judged, and the causes of so many great men of the earth shall then be openly heard? &c.