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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.
The holy Catholic Church.
The holy Catholike Church.
Hitherto of the Articles of the Creed that concern God, even all the three persons in the Trinity. Now follows the second part of the Creed, which comprehends the Articles that concern the Church of God. Amongst all things that are in the world, faith admires only God and the Church. The Church (I say) as next to God in glory and true honour. Now the Articles concerning the Church, concern either the properties or the privileges of the Church. The properties of the Church are two, viz. that she is holy, and Catholic: the privileges of the Church are such •s she enjoys in this life, or ⟨p. 556⟩such as she shall have in another world. The privileges of the Church in this life are two, Communion of Saints, and Forgiveness of sins: And in the world to come, two more, viz. Resurrection of the flesh, and Everlasting life.
HItherto of the Articles of the Creed that concerne God, euen all the three persons in the Trinity. Now followes the second part of the Creed, which comprehends the Articles that concerne the Church of God. Amongst all things that are in the world, faith admires onely God and the Church. The Church (I say) as next to God in glory and true honour. Now the Articles concerning the Church, concerne either the properties or the priuiledges of the Church. The properties of the Church are two, viz. that shee is holy, and Catholike: the priuiledges of the Church are such •s shee enioyes in this life, or ⟨p. 556⟩such as she shall haue in another world. The priuiledges of the Church in this life are two, Communion of Saints, and Forgiuenesse of sinnes: And in the world to come, two more, viz. Resurrection of the flesh, and Euerlasting life.