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The rule of faith, or, An exposition of the Apostles Creed so handled as…

Name: The rule of faith, or, An exposition of the Apostles Creed so handled as…
Author: Nicholas Byfield

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.

Nicholas Byfield 1579–1622London: printed by G.M. for Philemon Stephens and Christopher Meredith, 1626

[8], 563 [i.e. 535], [23] p. · 212k words · STC 4233.3 · ESTC S113882

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THE CREED. › Article 7 › From thence he shall come to judge both quick and dead. › Ob. But how can this be just, that they should be punished for ever…: Ob. But how can this be just, that they should be punished for ever, that have sinned b…THE CREEDE. › Article 7 › From thence he shall come to iudge both quicke and dead. › Ob. But how can this be iust, that they should be punished for euer…: Ob. But how can this be iust, that they should be punished for euer, that haue sinned b…

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The second book is the book of Scripture: for all those places of Scripture have been in this world rightly propounded and urged against them, shall then serve for undeniable evidence: The word which they have heard shall judge them at the last day, saith our Saviour, Joh. 12. 48.

The second booke is the booke of Scripture: for all those places of Scripture haue beene in this world rightly propounded and vrged against them, shall then serue for vndeniable euidence: The word which they haue heard shall iudge them at the last day, saith our Sauiour, Ioh. 12. 48.

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The third book is the book of Conscience: Every mans conscience shall then be wonderfully dilated, and made able to remember all their sins afresh, and so shall be as a thousand witnesses. Though the consciences of most men are now asleep, yet Christ will make them awake at that ⟨p. 522⟩day, and give in full and perfect evidence. That work of accusing which the conscience doth in some men unperfectly in this life, it shall do perfectly at that day: and so for excusing in the godly.

The third booke is the booke of Conscience: Euery mans conscience shall then be wonderfully dilated, and made able to remember all their sinnes afresh, and so shall be as a thousand witnesses. Though the consciences of most men are now asleepe, yet Christ will make them awake at that ⟨p. 522⟩day, and giue in full and perfect euidence. That worke of accusing which the conscience doth in some men vnperfectly in this life, it shall doe perfectly at that day: and so for excusing in the godly.

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