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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.
9. By receiving the grace of the Spirit in vain: and this is a sin in such as have been enlightened, and have had some common graces, yet fall away, and all comes to nothing, in that no sound reformation follows.
9. By receiuing the grace of the Spirit in vaine: and this is a sinne in such as haue beene inlightned, and haue had some common graces, yet fall away, and all comes to nothing, in that no sound reformation followes.
10. By quenching the Spirit: and this may be committed by two sorts of men. First, by wicked men that have temporary gifts of the Spirit, with some special tastes of remorse, or joy, or of the powers of the life to come, and then fall away, and having begun in the Spirit will end in the flesh, 1 Thess. 5. 19. Gal. 3. 3. Secondly, godly men may for a time quench the Spirit, when after calling they fall into gross sins, which will cause the Spirit to cease working sensibly, and put out the joy and life they find in Gods service and presence. There is another way of quenching the Spirit, and that is when the people carry themselves so, as they discourage the spirit of their Teachers, and make them less willing, or able to preach in their wonted power and vigour.
10. By quenching the Spirit: and this may be committed by two sorts of men. First, by wicked men that haue temporarie gifts of the Spirit, with some speciall tastes of remorse, or ioy, or of the powers of the life to come, and then fall away, and hauing begun in the Spirit will end in the flesh, 1 Thess. 5. 19. Gal. 3. 3. Secondly, godly men may for a time quench the Spirit, when after calling they fall into grosse sinnes, which will cause the Spirit to cease working sensibly, and put out the ioy and life they finde in Gods seruice and presence. There is another way of quenching the Spirit, and that is when the people carry themselues so, as they discourage the spirit of their Teachers, and make them lesse willing, or able to preach in their wonted power and vigour.