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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.
6. How should it make us long for the coming of Jesus Christ: and hast to that day: how should we desire to be dissolved that we might be present with the Lord, and see his beauty face to face, and enjoy that unspeakable sweetness of his Nature immediately: Oh what hearts have we, that do not even hate life, for this very respect, because it hinders the Lords presence from us, and keeps us absent from him whom our souls love, 2. Thes. 3. 5. 1. John 3. 2. Psal. 31. 19.
6. How should it make vs long for the comming of Iesus Christ: and hast to that day: how should wee desire to bee dissolued that we might be prefent with the Lord, and see his beauty face to face, and enioy that vnspeakeable sweetnesse of his Nature immediately: Oh what hearts haue we, that doe not euen hate life, for this very respect, because it hinders the Lords presence from vs, and keepes vs absent from him whom our soules loue, 2. Thes. 3. 5. 1. Iohn 3. 2. Psal. 31. 19.
7. It should especially fire us to a desire to imitate these sweet praises in God, and to strive by all means to make our natures like to his: we should from our hearts, seriously, constantly, diligently, endeavour to be bountiful, merciful, free, patient, and full of Love, as our God is. We should never think we had a jot of good nature in us, till we could in some sound measure show a constant disposition in these things, 1. John 4. 11.