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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. To be afraid to sin even in secret, because the darkness hideth not from God, and day and night are all one with him. He is a God that trieth the hearts and reins, and divideth between the soul and the spirit, and discerns the very intents of the heart.
2. To be afraid to sinne euen in secret, because the darknesse hideth not from God, and day and night are all one with him. He is a God that tryeth the hearts and reines, and diuideth betweene the soule and the spirit, and discernes the very intents of the heart.
3. To give him glory even when he doth such things as seem harsh to us: as for instance, though we should see him pass by a world of wicked men, or throw them into eternal torments, without showing mercy, yet we should be fully persuaded of his Justice: and why? because he knows more by wicked men then all the world doth besides, and though as yet he doth not reveal the whole counsel of his will, and the reasons of his proceedings, yet the infiniteness of his Knowledge and Wisdom should assure us that in the day of Christ we shall hear of such deep and plain reasons as shall fully satisfy us.
3. To giue him glory euen when he doth such things as seeme harsh to vs: as for instance, though we should see him passe by a world of wicked men, or throw them into eternall torments, without shewing mercy, yet we should be fully perswaded of his Iustice: and why? because he knowes more by wicked men then all the world doth besides, and though as yet he doth not reueile the whole councell of his will, and the reasons of his proceedings, yet the infinitenesse of his Knowledge and Wisedome should assure vs that in the day of Christ we shall heare of such deepe and plaine reasons as shall fully satisfie vs.