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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.
Oh but what must we do, is there no remedy for us, must we despair? I answer no, but rather fear this dreadful God, for according to his fear will his anger be, Psal. 90. 11. and with all possible speed and earnestness humble thy self before the Lord, and insomuch as by this doctrine thou mayest see what need thou hast of a Saviour to quench all this heat of Anger, fly to Christ Jesus, and never cease begging of mercy from him to thy soul. The wrath of God is such a fire as all the water in the Sea cannot quench: It is a fire can be quenched only with blood and tears. No blood will do it but the blood of Christ, and no tears but the tears of the offender himself.
Oh but what must we doe, is there no remedie for vs, must we despaire? I answer no, but rather feare this dreadfull God, for according to his feare will his anger bee, Psal. 90. 11. and with all possible speede and earnestnesse humble thy selfe before the Lord, and insomuch as by this doctrine thou maist see what neede thou hast of a Sauiour to quench all this heate of Anger, flie to Christ Iesus, and neuer cease begging of mercy from him to thy soule. The wrath of God is such a fire as all the water in the Sea cannot quench: It is a fire can bee quenched onely with bloud and teares. No bloud will doe it but the bloud of Christ, and no teares but the teares of the offender himselfe.
And let men take heed of Procrastination, for even the longer men stay in sin, the fiercer will his fire grow: GOD heaps up wrath as men heap up sin. It may come to that at length, that Gods anger may come to that degree, as to be expressed by these words, to be called Ira furoris sui magni, the anger of his great fury, Ira indignationis, the fury of his Indignation, Deut. 29. 24. Psal. 78. 49. then God may swear they shall never enter into his rest.