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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
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.
3. Because the matter here contained is Doctrine of the highest nature, that was ever taught or learned in the world: 1what higher Doctrine can there be then of God & the Church of God? no Science hath such a Subject. The Physics entreats but of the natural body; Astronomy but of the heavens; all the Mathematics, but of some particular and inferior subjects; and so all Arts: only Theology, and in Theology the Creed entreats of a number of most choice Mysteries in divine things. All the Doctrines here are such as natural reason or sense can ⟨p. 7⟩say little or nothing to: for except it be in the first Article, nature is altogether silent in the rest. And for this Reason we should be wonderfully desirous to be employed in these knowledges: for to be taken up with easy things belongs unto the Vulgar, but to be informed in things removed from the senses, belongs to the wise only.
3. Because the matter heere contained is Doctrine of the highest nature, that was euer taught or learned in the world: 1what higher Doctrine can there be then of God & the Church of God? no Science hath such a Subiect. The Phisickes intreats but of the naturall bodie; Astronomie but of the heauens; all the Mathematicks, but of some particular and inferior subiects; and so all Artes: onely Theologie, and in Theologie the Creed intreates of a number of most choise Mysteries in diuine things. All the Doctrines heere are such as naturall reason or sense can ⟨p. 7⟩say little or nothing to: for except it be in the first Article, nature is altogether silent in the rest. And for this Reason wee should bee wonderfully desirous to bee imployed in these knowledges: for to bee taken vp with easie things belonges vnto the Vulgar, but to bee informed in things remoued from the senses, belonges to the wise onely.
- 13. From the subject matter.3. From the subiect matter.