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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
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2. When I say a sin after illumination and sanctification, I exclude all the sins of such people as never had the powerful means of salvation, or never so as to work a manifest change in them. The person that commits this sin, must be such a one as was before enlightened, Hebr. 6. and sanctified, Heb. 10. 29. that is such a one as did attain to divers gifts which he had not before, which were wrought in him by the Holy Ghost, and had a taste of the doctrine he heard, and of the powers of the life to come: but yet he was not sanctified with any saving grace, or repentance from all sin, or effectual relying upon Jesus Christ for his own salvation. He had tastes of many things, but did not soundly digest any thing.
2. When I say a sin after illumination and sanctification, I exclude all the sins of such people as neuer had the powerfull meanes of saluation, or neuer so as to worke a manifest change in them. The person that commits this sin, must be such a one as was before inlightned, Hebr. 6. and sanctified, Heb. 10. 29. that is such a one as did attaine to diuers gifts which he had not before, which were wrought in him by the Holy Ghost, and had a taste of the doctrine he heard, and of the powers of the life to come: but yet he was not sanctified with any sauing grace, or repentance from all sinne, or effectuall relying vpon Iesus Christ for his owne saluation. He had tastes of many things, but did not soundly digest any thing.
3. When I say, he doth wilfully and wholly fall away, I mean divers things. First, that this sin cannot be committed by such as continue in the same manner they were in relation to Religion, it must have apostasy in it. Secondly, it must be a wilful apostasy, which is when a man falls into sin not only against his knowledge, but without any temptation,