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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
THE CREED. › Article 1 › I Believe in God.THE CREEDE. › Article 1 › I Beleeue in God.
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.
5. To want the knowledge of God is extremely base and uncomely for a Christian. It is a poor thing to be pleased with the knowledge of other things and be ignorant of God; and the rather, because what we love or admire in other things that are good, are most perfectly in God and no where else.: besides, shall we be ignorant of him, from whom we receive all good things, and from whom all things might make us happy are to be expected? Is not he liberty, life, glory, sufficiency, blessedness, perfect and holy pleasure and the Rest of spirits, as a Father saith? Further, 1shall not we know him, that is every where? Can we go no whither from his presence, and shall we in all places be be still without God, who yet fills Heaven and Earth? It is a true Theorem in Divinity, that God only hath a being, other things cannot be said to be: Men are the best of visible 2creatures, and the Prophet saith, all Nations before him are nothing: If men are nothing, not worthy to be 3reckoned as things that have being, much less other Creatures?
5. To want the knowledge of God is extreamely base and vncomely for a Christian. It is a poore thing to bee pleased with the knowledge of other things and bee ignorant of God; and the rather, because what we loue or admire in other things that are good, are most perfectly in God and no where else.: besides, shall we bee ignorant of him, from whom we receiue al good things, and from whom al things might make vs happie are to be expected? Is not he liberty, life, glory, sufficiencie, blessednesse, perfect and holy pleasure and the Rest of spirits, as a Father saith? Further, 1shall not we know him, that is euery where? Can we goe no whither from his presence, and shall we in all places bee be still without God, who yet fills Heauen and Earth? It is a true Theorem in Diuinity, that God onely hath a being, other things cannot be said to be: Men are the best of visible 2creatures, and the Prophet saith, all Nations before him are nothing: If men are nothing, not worthy to bee