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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
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1. The Citation of the world to come to judgment: and the world is three ways summoned to come to judgment; First, by the ministry of the Fathers and Prophets in the old Testament, that from the beginning of the world cited men to appear before the judgment Seat of God; Enoch began before the Flood, Jude 15. and others followed in every age, as hath been showed before. Secondly, by the ministry of Christ himself, and the Apostles, ⟨p. 517⟩and the ordinary ministry of the Preachers of the Gospel, in all the ages under the Gospel, till the end of the World. Now the last summons is this, which shall be given at that instant when Christ is come in the clouds of heaven, and set in his Throne, and this shall be performed by a shout from heaven, and by the sound of the last Trumpet: This cry or summons is called, The voice of Christ, Joh. 5. 28. 1 Thes. 4. 16. and yet it seem sit shall be performed by the ministry of Angels, Matth. 24. 31. He that employs the ministry of men to call the World to repentance in this life, will use the ministry of Angels to bring those men to judgment, especially such as have not repented of their evil ways.
1. The Citation of the world to come to iudgment: and the world is three waies summoned to come to iudgment; First, by the ministery of the Fathers and Prophets in the old T•stament, that from the beginning of the world cited men to appeare before the iudgment Seat of God; Henoch began before the Flood, Iude 15. and others followed in euery age, as hath beene shewed before. Secondly, by the ministery of Christ himselfe, and the Apostles, ⟨p. 517⟩and the ordinary ministery of the Preachers of the Gospell, in all the ages vnder the Gospell, till the end of the World. Now the last summons is this, which shall be giuen at that instant when Christ is come in the clouds of heauen, and set in his Throne, and this shall bee performed by a shout from heauen, and by the sound of the last Trumpet: This cry or summons is called, The voice of Christ,