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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.
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2. We must hence learn to check and curb that natural desire in our corrupt hearts to have God visible: we should be ashamed of that secret rebellion of our hearts, that are often after a close manner unquiet and discontented, because we do not see our God we serve: for God being a spiritual substance must needs be invisible, and altogether imperceptible by any senses: he could not be a true ⟨p. 111⟩GOD, if senses might perceive him.
2. Wee must hence learne to checke and curbe that naturall desire in our corrupt hearts to haue God visible: we should be ashamed of that secret rebellion of our hearts, that are often after a close manner vnquiet and discontented, because we doe not see our God we serue: for God being a spirituall substance must needs be inuisible, and altogether imperceptible by any senses: hee could not bee a true ⟨p. 111⟩GOD, if senses might perceiue him.
3. Since it is Gods glory to be a Spirit, we should heartily praise him for our glory, which is our souls, for that he hath made us minds also, and so of more excellent essence then mere bodies be.
3. Since it is Gods glory to bee a Spirit, wee should heartily praise him for our glory, which is our soules, for that hee hath made vs mindes also, and so of more excellent essence then meere bodies be.
4. We should therefore learn to serve God in Spirit and Truth; It is the service of Spirits that agrees best to Gods Nature,