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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.
3. It serves to show the misery and folly of wicked men: they can never escape or fly from the wrathful hand of GOD: whithersoever they run GOD is there, nor can any of ⟨p. 100⟩their faults be hid from him, Amos 9. 1. 2. 3. 4. Psal. 139. 7. &c.
3. It serues to shew the miserle and folly of wicked men: they can neuer escape or flie from the wrathfull hand of GOD: whithersoeuer they runne GOD is there, nor can any of ⟨p. 100⟩their faults be hid from him, Amos 9. 1. 2. 3. 4. Psal. 139. 7. &c.
4. It shows the folly of the Papists that direct to either he or she Saint, to bring us or our suits to God: God is not far from us, but always present with us, and therefore we need none of them to bring us to God.
4. It shewes the folly of the Papists that direct to either hee or shee Saint, to bring vs or our suits to God: God is not farre from vs, but alwaies present with vs, and therefore wee neede none of them to bring vs to God.
Lastly, it serves for great consolation to the godly in all their troubles and dangers, and against all the practices and devises of their adversaries: nothing can befall them but what God sees, and they need not fear, because God is always by them to help them, Joshua 1. 9. Isaiah 4. 1.