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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.
2. Because in particular he is after a wonderful manner the life of us men. Whether we respect our life natural or spiritual: for our natural life it is he that enlightens every man that comes into the world, and gave senses motion and reason to all men, Acts 17. 28. and for our spiritual life, tis he that quickens all the members of Christ, by the special movings of the holy Ghost in their hearts, begetting them again after a strange manner by joining his spirit to their spirits, and thus Christ lives in us: Hence this life is called the life of God, Ephes. 4. 17. and the life of Jesus, 2. Cor. 4. 11. Gal. 2. 20.
2. Because in particular hee is after a wonderfull manner the life of vs men. Whether we respect our life naturall or spirituall: for our naturall life it is hee that inlightens euery man that comes into the world, and gaue senses motion and reason to all men, Acts 17. 28. and for our spirituall life, tis he that quickens all the members of Christ, by the speciall mouings of the holy Ghost in their hearts, begetting them againe after a strange manner by ioyning his spirit to their spirits, and thus Christ liues in vs: Hence this life is called the life of God, Ephes. 4. 17. and the life of Iesus, 2. Cor. 4. 11. Gal. 2. 20.
3. Because that life by which he lives in himself he enjoys after a most matchless manner: who can describe the glory and shining of that life, in respect of which God is said by an excellency to be the living God,