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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.
6. Goodness: that is, such a behaviour as is full of good fruits of mercy, when a Christian doth strive to become as helpful and as profitable as possible he may to all sorts of people where he liveth.
6. Goodnesse: that is, such a behauiour as is full of good fruits of mercy, when a Christian doth striue to become as helpfull and as profitable as possible he may to all sorts of people where he liueth.
7. Faith: that is, fidelity, when a man is just in his words ⟨p. 553⟩and promises, that he may be trusted as safely as if men had his bonds or obligations; and withal, doth detest lying and deceit, and all courses of fraud and guile.
7. Faith: that is, fidelity, when a man is iust in his words ⟨p. 553⟩and promises, that hee may bee trusted as safely as if men had his bonds or obligations; and withall, doth detest lying and deceit, and all courses of fraud and guile.
8. Meekness: which consists in the suppressing of anger, and inward perturbations which arise from frowardness, and discontentment: when a man can show himself to be able to bear crosses or provocations, without passion or worldly distempers.
8. Meeknesse: which consists in the suppressing of anger, and inward perturbations which arise from frowardness, and discontentment: when a man can shew himselfe to be able to beare crosses or prouocations, without passion or worldly distempers.