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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
THE CREED. › Article 1 › I Believe in God.THE CREEDE. › Article 1 › I Beleeue in God.
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.
5. To make all these helps more effectual unto the eternal blessedness of the Elect, he sent his own Son who was the engraven form of his Person, and his perfect Image, to take mans nature, and to come and dwell amongst us, and through his humanity to make God as it were after a most ⟨p. 48⟩glorious sort visible: The God-head shining through his flesh as the Candle through the Lantern, Joh. 1. & 14. 9. and in that nature he did himself teach and instruct man concerning God. Heb. 1. 1.
5. To make all these helpes more effectuall vnto the eternall blessednesse of the Elect, he sent his owne Sonne who was the ingrauen forme of his Person, and his perfect Image, to take mans nature, and to come and dwell amongst vs, and through his humanity to make God as it were after a most ⟨p. 48⟩glorious sort visible: The God-head shining through his flesh as the Candle through the Lanthorne, Ioh. 1. & 14. 9. and in that nature hee did himselfe teach and instruct man co•cerning God. Heb. 1. 1.
6. He hath made himself further known unto certain choice men by inspiration, that is, by a special enlightening, and breathing of the holy Gho••.