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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.
1. Against the burden and guilt of our sins, it may greatly ease our hearts, and quiet our consciences, to know that he hath set us under grace, and freed us from the hard conditions under the Law, and so acknowledgeth satisfaction ⟨p. 96⟩in his own Sons death, and passeth by without grievance, a world of infirmities in us, and is most ready to declare forgiveness of all our sins, so as the Justification of life, by his grace shall exceed and overcome the condemnation for our sins, Rom. 5. 20. 21. Isaiah 55. 7.
1. Against the burthen and guilt of our sinnes, it may greatly ease our hearts, and quiet our consciences, to know that he hath set vs vnder grace, and freed vs from the hard conditions vnder the Law, and so acknowledgeth satisfaction ⟨p. 96⟩in his owne Sons death, and passeth by without grieuance, a world of infirmities in vs, and is most ready to declare forgiuenesse of all our sins, so as the Iustification of life, by his grace shall exceed and ouercome the condemnation for our sins, Rom. 5. 20. 21. Esay 55. 7.
2. In the case of afflictions as was partly showed before; for he is of so good nature,
2. In the case of afflictions as was partly shewed before; for he is of so good nature,