The rule of faith, or, An exposition of the Apostles Creed so handled as…

Sol. God doth depart from or return to men, not by stirring his essence, or changing his place, but in respect of the ¹declaration of his mercy or Justice, and so he departs either ⟨p. 99⟩from wicked men or godly men: from wicked men he departs, when he hath not mercy on them, or when he takes away the means of grace and lets them fall into hardness of heart and so into perdition, or when he takes away the blessings he had given them. He departs from godly men either when he withdraws the sense of his grace and favour from their sins or seems to deny them help or deliverance in their distresses. He returns to the godly both inwardly and outwardly: Inwardly when he restores the sense of his favour and the joy of his Salvation, and when he goeth on to work Faith and Repentance in them. Outwardly when he declares his presence by outward effects, as by deliverance, or unexpected blessings.

Sol. God doth depart from or returne to men, not by stirring his essence, or changing his place, but in respect of the ¹declaration of his mercy or Iustice, and so hee departs either ⟨p. 99⟩from wicked men or godly men: from wicked men he departs, when he hath not mercy on them, or when hee takes away the meanes of grace and lets them fall into hardnesse of heart and so into perdition, or when he takes away the blessings he had giuen them. He departs from godly men either when he withdrawes the sense of his grace and fauour from their sinnes or seemes to deny them helpe or deliuerance in their distresses. He returnes to the godly both inwardly and outwardly: Inwardly when he restores the sense of his fauour and the ioy of his Saluation, and when he goeth on to worke Faith and Repentance in them. Outwardly when he declares his presence by outward effects, as by deliuerance, or vnexpected blessings.

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