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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 Holiness of God comprehends two admirable Attributes in God, his Goodness and his Justice.
The Holinesse of God comprehends two admirable Attributes in God, his Goodnesse and his Iustice.
The goodness of God is to be considered, as it is in himself, or as it is showed towards others.
The goodnes of God is to be considered, as it is in himself, or as it is shewed towards others.
That goodness of Nature that is in God himself, is known only to himself in the fullness of it: only two things we must conceive of by way of glimpse: The one that he is good by his Essence. He is not good by participation of the goodness of any other thing, nor is his goodness a quality, but his whole Essence is goodness it self. The other is, that he is good in a most unutterable degree: and therefore is called the chief good, of all things to be desired, and without whom nothing can partake of goodness, and in whom is no mixture of any evil. And in respect of the goodness in himself, he is avouched by our Saviour Christ to be only good. None hath an independent original goodness but God. All that goodness that is in any creature, is but the print or footsteps, or resemblances ⟨p. 84⟩of the goodness that is properly and arche•ypically only in God.
That goodnesse of Nature that is in God himselfe, is known onely to himselfe in the fulnesse of it: onely two things wee must conceiue of by way of glimpse: The one that he is good by his Essence. Hee is not good by participation of the goodnesse of any other thing, nor is his goodnesse a quality, but his whole Essence is goodnesse it selfe. The other is, that hee is good in a most vnutterable degree: and therefore is called the chiefe good, of all things to be desired, and without whom nothing can partake of goodnesse, and in whom is no mixture of any euill. And in respect of the goodnesse in himselfe, hee is auouched by our Sauiour Christ to be onely good. None hath an independent originall goodnes but God. All that goodnesse that is in any creature, is but the print or footsteps, or resemblances