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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
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4. Because the Doctrine of the Creed hath bin received in 1all Ages of the Church; it is Catholic Doctrine: it hath bin entertained with great Honour in all Christian Churches: that Doctrine which all Christians in all Ages of the world have learned and admired should be much attended to by us; and such is the Doctrine of the Creed. The Creed is the confession of the whole Church of God since Christ: and if we read and respect the confessions of particular Churches, yea of particular men, then how much more ought we to study the confession of the Church universal; it containing the faith, in which all the Martyrs and Saints of God lived and dyed.
4. Because the Doctrine of the Creed hath bin receiued in 1all Ages of the Church; it is Catholicke Doctrine: it hath bin entertained with great Honour in all Christian Churches: that Doctrine which all Christians in all Ages of the world haue learned and admired should bee much attended to by vs; and such is the Doctrine of the Creed. The Creed is the confession of the whole Church of God since Christ: and if wee reade and respect the confessions of particular Churches, yea of particular men, then how much more ought we to studie the confession of the Church vniuersall; it containing the faith, in which all the Martyrs and Saints of God liued and dyed.
- 14. From antiquity and universality.4. From antiquitie and vniuersalitie.
5. Because it is matter that is infallible: for besides that we 1believe nothing here, but what hath bin in all Ages received (except it be in that point of Christ descending into Hell) so all those Articles are grounded upon express Scripture (except before excepted) that there can be no doubt of the truth of them, if we will believe the Scripture, and therefore we should with the more willingness attend to these Doctrines, seeing they are not in the number of those truths that seem to be opposed, not only by the judgements of learned men, but by the Word of God, the meaning of Gods Word appearing not so clearly to us in those things.