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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.
Now the explication of this sin should serve for a warning to such hearers as have had remorses and illumination, and find themselves in many things changed; I say, they should be warned to look to themselves, since this sin can be found in no other persons: and to this end they should take counsel in two things.
Now the explication of this sin should serue for a warning to such heareres as haue had remorses and illumination, and finde themselues in many things changed; I say, they should be warned to looke to themselues, since this sinne can be found in no other persons: and to this end they should take counsell in two things.
1. Now that they are near the kingdom of God by these effects of the Holy Ghost in them, they should be careful to go on, and never rest till they attain to sound conversion and true saving grace; and that they will do, if they humble themselves before God for every known sin, especially those sins that have been most loved of them, or most rooted in nature: and secondly, if they will be at the pains to use all good means to get the particular assurance of Gods love to them, for these two things were never found in any of those that so fall away.
1. Now that they are neere the kingdome of God by these effects of the Holy Ghost in them, they should be carefull to goe on, and neuer rest till they attaine to sound conuersion and true sauing grace; and that they will doe, if they humble themselues before God for euery knowne sinne, especially those sins that haue beene most loued of them, or most rooted in nature: and secondly, if they will be at the paines to vse all good meanes to get the particular assurance of Gods loue to them, for these two things were neuer found in any of those that so fall away.