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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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Thus of their calling to glory: The Reason follows, vers. 35. 36. And it is taken from their works of mercy, as they ⟨p. 526⟩are signs of their faith in Christ, and as marks of their Adoption, not as causes of their glory: and yet if it were granted they were causes of glory, yet it will not follow they are meritorious causes: There are many sorts of efficient causes, besides causes meritorious: if any ask why their works of piety are not mentioned, or works of righteousness as well as mercy: I answer; that mercy is not absolutely better than piety, but only in a sort, viz. in respect of men, and as mercy doth justify our piety to be right. Now out of all the words I observe

Thus of their calling to glory: The Reason followes, vers. 35. 36. And it is taken from their workes of mercy, as they ⟨p. 526⟩are signes of their faith in Christ, and as markes of their Adoption, not as causes of their glory: and yet if it were granted they were causes of glory, yet it will not follow they are meritorious causes: There are many sorts of efficient causes, besides causes meritorious: if any aske why their workes of piety are not mentioned, or workes of righteousnesse as well as mercy: I answer; that mercy is not absolutely better than piety, but only in a sort, viz. in respect of men, and as mercy doth iustifie our pietie to be right. Now out of all the words I obserue

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1. That good works are necessary to salvation, as causes without which no salvation will be had.

1. That good workes are necessary to saluation, as causes without which no saluation will be had.

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The book

Title as printed

Author

Nicholas Byfield 1579–1622

Place

London

Printer

G.M.

Bookseller

Philemon Stephens and Christopher Meredith

Year

1626

Size

[8], 563 [i.e. 535], [23] p.

Words

212,467

Catalogue

STC 4233.3 · ESTC S113882

Text

EEBO-TCP A69028

Passages

2,700

Sections

Title page

Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

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