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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.
2. If God be God only, many Christians that believe not many Gods in opinion, are yet in a fearful case for setting up Gods of their own making: they suffer miserable shipwreck by dashing upon the glory of the one only true God: Thus sin they, that make their bellies, or their pleasures, or their riches their God.
2. If God be God onely, many Christians that beleeue not many Gods in opinion, are yet in a fearefull case for setting vp Gods of their owne making: they suffer miserable shipwrack by dashing vpon the glory of the one only true God: Thus sinne they, that make their bellies, or their pleasures, or their riches their God.
3. It should teach us, with all possible reverence to adore him, whom alone all creatures are bound to serve and honour, who hath no partner in his supreme sovereignty, Psal. 86. 9. 10.
3. It should teach vs, with all possible reuerence to adore him, whom alone all creatures are bound to serue and honour, who hath no partner in his supreame soueraignty, Psal. 86. 9. 10.
4. If God be alone, it should teach us to love him, and trust in him alone, seeing it is he only that claims this honour and homage from the creature, and there is none like him in praises, or that can help us in misery, or bring us to the best good, Deut. 6. 4. 5.