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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.
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4. It should teach us to make more account of his love to us: and all the signs of it, we should wonderfully joy in all the pledges of his favour, esteeming his loving kindness better then life. Our very souls should be satisfied as with marrow, Psalm 63. shall the Lord rejoice over us with joy and take such delight in us, Zeph. 3. 17. and shall we so lightly esteem of his favour, presence and all his love tokens? Oh the Tidings that GOD loves us, should fill ⟨p. 95⟩our hearts with indelible delights and admiration.
4. It should teach vs to make more account of his loue to vs: and all the signes of it, we should wonderfully ioy in all the pledges of his fauour, esteeming his louing kindnesse better then life. Our very soules should be satisfied as with marrow, Psalme 63. shall the Lord reioyce ouer vs with ioy and take such delight in vs, Zeph. 3. 17. and shall wee so lightly esteeme of his fauour, presence and all his loue tokens? Oh the Tidings that GOD loues vs, should fill ⟨p. 95⟩our hearts with indelible delights and admiration.
5. It should fully persuade us to rest upon God, and trust in him with all confidence in all estates, even wholly to commit our selves and our ways to his protection: who would not trust so good, so loving, so pitiful, so bountiful a Nature? Blessed are they that are favoured by him, and can trust in his mercies, and show it both by their abundant contentation, and by their continual recourse to him, to seek all needful good things from him that is the Fountain of all goodness,