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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. It shows the folly of wicked men in pursuing the godly, as if there were hope that they might drive them to such exigents, that there should be no help for them; for they trust in God, and therefore can never be driven beyond all refuge. I trust in God, saith David, how say ye then that I should fly hence, as a bird beaten from his rest, Psalm 11. 1.
2. It shewes the follie of wicked men in pursuing the godly, as if there were hope that they might driue them to such exigents, that there should be no helpe for them; for they trust in God, and therefore can neuer be driuen beyond all refuge. I trust in God, saith Dauid, how say ye then that I should flie hence, as a bird beaten from his rest, Psalme 11. 1.
3. It shows what use we should make of our insufficiency to conceive of God fully: when our minds are beaten back from beholding his full glory, yet our faith will catch hold, so as to make us trust in him, though we cannot fully comprehend him. If we cannot receive him by contemplation, yet we may by believing.
3. It shewes what vse we should make of our insufficiencie to conceiue of God fully: when our minds are beaten back from beholding his full glorie, yet our faith will catch hold, so as to make vs trust in him, though we cannot fully comprehend him. If we cannot receiue him by contemplation, yet we may by belieuing.
4. In as much as to believe in God is the very entrance into the Creed, and the foundation of all the rest: It she wes that many that are Christians in name, are not indeed true Believers, because they do not believe in God: that is, they do not trust in him: For it is manifest, that these sorts of Christians that follow, do not believe in God.