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The rule of faith, or, An exposition of the Apostles Creed so handled as…

Name: The rule of faith, or, An exposition of the Apostles Creed so handled as…
Author: Nicholas Byfield

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.

Nicholas Byfield 1579–1622London: printed by G.M. for Philemon Stephens and Christopher Meredith, 1626

[8], 563 [i.e. 535], [23] p. · 212k words · STC 4233.3 · ESTC S113882

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Contents: AN ALPHABETICAL Index, of the most material points that are handled in the explanatio…Contents: AN ALPHABETICALL Index, of the most materiall points that are handled in the explanatio…

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308 Ascension of Christ. How he is said to Ascend. page. 478 Christ God & man Ascended, how. page. 479 How he Ascended. Ibid. He Ascended visibly. page. 480 He Ascended in a cloud: why. Ibid. He Ascended forty days after his Resurrection: why no sooner. page. 480 He Ascended from the Mount of Olives: why. page. 481 He Ascended into Heaven. Ibid. He Ascended above all heavens: how. page. 482 We must know that Christ Ascended for three reasons. page. 482 He Ascended for divers ends. page. 483 Difference between the Ascension of Elijah and of our Saviour. page. 485 Profit that comes to us by Christs Ascension. Ibid. Christs Ascension procures for us a threefold Ascension. Ibid. Christ Ascending leads our enemies captive. Ibid. ⟨image 276⟩Christs Assumption of the humane nature. page. 265 Gods Attributes how communicable. page. 96 Of Gods three Incommunicable Attributes. page. 97

308 Ascention of Christ. How he is said to Ascend. page. 478 Christ God & man Ascended, how. page. 479 How he Ascended. Ibid. He Ascended visibly. page. 480 He Ascended in a cloud: why. Ibid. He Ascended forty daies after his Resurrection: why no sooner. page. 480 He Ascended from the Mount of Oliues: why. page. 481 He Ascended into Heauen. Ibid. He Ascended aboue all heauens: how. page. 482 We must know that Christ Ascended for three reasons. page. 482 He Ascended for diuers euds. page. 483 Difference betweene the Ascention of Elias and of our Sauiour. page. 485 Profit that comes to vs by Christs Ascention. Ibid. Christs Ascention procures for vs a threefold Ascention. Ibid. Christ Ascending leads our enemies captiue. Ibid. ⟨image 276⟩Christs Assumption of the humane nature. page. 265 Gods Attributes how cōmunicable. page. 96 Of Gods three Incommunicable Attributes. page. 97

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B. Fall of Babylon. page. 514 Baptism, Gods broad seal. page. 472 Baptism in the name of the Trinity. Ibid. Baptism helps not unbelievers. page. 473 How Baptized in S. Ambrose time. page. 14 Form of Answering at Baptism in the Primitive Church. page. 17 Baptism not precisely necessary to Salvation. page. 413 Barabbas is chosen: Jesus rejected. page. 371 Beasts subject to man. page. 191 Three things observable in Beasts. page. 189 The Scripture teacheth us four things concerning Beasts. page. 190 Gods providence for Beasts, appears in seven respects. page. 191 Consideration of Beasts must humble us in divers things. page. 192 Wicked men likened to Beasts. page. 193 Gods servants must learn of Beasts page. 194 Beast hurt without the Camp, fore signified Israel. page. 382 How Christ is Begotten. page. 237 How the Father did Beget the Son, showed by way of negation in seven things. page. 129 Gods Begetting of Christ informs us of two things. page. 130 A threefold manner of Being of things page. 120 A two fold Beginning. page. 103 I Believe, the Christians answer all his life. page. 17 Truly to Believe the Articles, hath in it six things. page. 18 Believe above reason. page. 409 Believe in Christ. page. 209 Right Believing in Christ casts out six things. page. 309 It hath in it four things Ibid. Belief of our salvation in Christ, hath in it six things. Ibid. How we must Believe in Christ. page. 210 Four Rules for the attaining this right Belief. page. 211 Four motives to this duty. Ibid. Eight benefits that come to us by Believing in Christ. page. 212 What it is to believe in God. page. 113 Three sorts of men do not Believe in God. page. 114 Ten things in the manner of Believing these Articles. page. 19 Christian simplicity in Believing must have two things in it. page. 21 Questions about Believing answered page. 38 Christ Betrayed many ways. page. 333 Christ abased at his Birth for three Reasons. 18 Bishops of Rome oppose Christs Kingdom. page. 358

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The book

Title as printed

Author

Nicholas Byfield 1579–1622

Place

London

Printer

G.M.

Bookseller

Philemon Stephens and Christopher Meredith

Year

1626

Size

[8], 563 [i.e. 535], [23] p.

Words

212,467

Catalogue

STC 4233.3 · ESTC S113882

Text

EEBO-TCP A69028

Passages

2,700

Sections

Title page

Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

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