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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.
The fourth point it remains to consider how far forth God may be known, by these all or any of them? I answer: first, more generally, and then more particularly: In general if we think of the full knowledge of God, the Trinity is then only known to God himself and Christ man: God hath a Name that is secret, and wonderful, this can be known by no creature; by his Name revealed he may be known: so as we remember that in this world he appears to whom he will, and as he will, and not as he is. The most men conceive wonderful little of Gods Nature.
The fourth point it remaines to consider how farre forth God may be knowne, by these all or any of them? I answer: first, more generally, and then more particularly: In generall if we thinke of the full knowledge of God, the Trinity is then onely knowne to God himselfe and Christ man: God hath a Name that is secret, and wonderfull, this can bee knowne by no creature; by his Name reuealed he may be knowne: so as we remember that in this world he appeares to whom he will, and as he will, and not as he is. The most men conceiue wonderfull little of Gods Nature.
The divers forms of things in the world are beams, as it were, of the divinity, but yet they show rather that he is, then what he is, or whence they are rather then what he is.
The diuers formes of things in the world are beames, as it were, of the diuinity, but yet they shew rather that he is, then what he is, or whence they are rather then what he is.
Distinctly to consider of it we must note that God is known in this life.
Distinctly to consider of it we must note that God is knowne in this life.