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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.
Nor will their going to Church, or outward serving of God sometimes serve their turn: for God will not accept of thousands of Rams nor Rivers of Oil, nor if they would Sacrifice the Sons of their bodies, for the sins of their souls, yet it will not avail them, Mich. 6. 6, 7.
Nor will their going to Church, or outward seruing of God somtimes serue their turne: for God wil not accept of thousands of Rammes nor Riuers of Oyle, nor if they would Sacrifice the Sonnes of their bodies, for the sinnes of their soules, yet it will not auaile them, Mich. 6. 6, 7.
If they think that God that made them, will pity them, and not destroy them, they are deceived: for the Lord hath answered long since that he would not spare them; though he made them, yet he would not have compassion on them, Isaiah 27. 11.
If they thinke that God that made them, will pittie them, and not destroy them, they are deceiued: for the Lord hath answered long since that he would not spare them; though he made them, yet he would not haue compassion on them, Esay 27. 11.
If they think to escape because they are such a multitude, they are therein also deceived: for the vision is concerning the multitude and wrath is upon all the multitude Ezek. 7. 12. 13, 14. the glory and pomp, and the multitude shall go down into hell, Isaiah 5. 13, 14. Nations that forget God shall be turned into hell,