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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.
2. Concerning the woeful estate of all men that live in their sins without Repentance: Oh how fearful is their estate, when all the curses written in Gods Book, must unavoidably be executed upon them? God will not repent him of the least word in his Threatenings: He is God and not man that he should repent, 1. Sam 15. 29.
2. Concerning the wofull estate of all men that liue in their sinnes without Repentance: Oh how fearefull is their estate, when all the curses written in Gods Booke, must vnauoidablie bee executed vpon them? God will not repent him of the least word in his Threatnings: Hee is God and not man that he should repent, 1. Sam 15. 29.
3. That true Religion will prevail: It may be resisted and overwhelmed for a time, but they shall not prosper that hate the Truth. The Truth will get up again, and overcome, because God is Truth, and the power of his Truth is as great as the force of any other his Attributes.
3. That true Religion will preuaile: It may bee resisted and ouerwhelmed for a time, but they shal not prosper that hate the Truth. The Truth will get vp againe, and ouercome, because God is Truth, and the power of his Truth is as great as the force of any other his Attributes.
Hitherto of the Truth of God: His Righteousness follows.
Hitherto of the Truth of God: His Righteousnesse followes.