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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.
12. That Gods proceedings in his justice will be then all cleared, they shall have nothing to object; and his justice will the more appear both by the equity of his dealing: They have had their days of sinning, and therefore reason he should have his day of Judging: and by the consideration of his patience, that hath deferred this last judgement for such a wonderful while: and besides, God will then discover a world of offences in every wicked man, ⟨p. 534⟩that are not now known to others: and finally, God will then open the secrets of his counsel, and bring forth exquisite reasons for his decrees, and providence, and judgement, which are now like a great deep to us.
12. That Gods proceedings in his iustice will be then all cleared, they shall haue nothing to obiect; and his iustice will the more appeare both by the equity of his dealing: They haue had their dayes of sinning, and therefore reason he should haue his day of Iudging: and by the consideration of his patience, that hath deferred this last iudgement for such a wonderfull while: and besides, God will then discouer a world of offences in euery wicked man, ⟨p. 534⟩that are not now knowne to others: and finally, God will then open the secrets of his counsell, and bring forth exquisite reasons for his decrees, and prouidence, and iudgement, which are now like a great deepe to vs.
Lastly, it must needs be most terrible to them, if their hearts can apprehend now the horror of their summons by the sound of the last Trump, and their public shame before all the world, and especially their eternal separation from God and all good things, and that infinite torment they must for ever be in with the Devil and his angels.
Lastly, it must needs be most terrible to them, if their hearts can apprehend now the horror of their summons by the sound of the last Trumpe, and their publike shame before all the world, and especially their eternall separation from God and all good things, and that infinite torment they must for euer be in with the Deuill and his angels.