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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.
1. Such as live in Ignorance, without the means or the gift of the knowledge of God; as the Apostle saith: How should they believe in him, of whom they have not heard, Rom. 10. 14.
1. Such as liue in Ignorance, without the meanes or the gift of the knowledge of God; as the Apostle sayth: How should they belieue in him, of whom they haue not heard, Rom. 10. 14.
2. Such as trust in their Wealth, Friends, Beauty, Gifts, Skill, Strength, Revenues, Hopes, or Sins: The mis-placing of their trust, shows they believe not in God.
2. Such as trust in their Wealth, Friends, Beauty, Gifts, Skill, Strength, Reuenewes, Hopes, or Sinnes: The mis-placing of their trust, shewes they belieue not in God.
3. Such as make no Conscience to use ill means to get out of distress, or to obtain their desires; such as are resorting to Wizards, lying, deceit, usury, oppression, dissimulation or the like: For he that believeth will not make haste, Esa. 28. 16.
3. Such as make no Conscience to vse ill meanes to get out of distresse, or to obtain their desires; such as are resorting to Wiza•ds, lying, deceit, vsurie, oppression, dissimulation or the like: For he that belieueth will not make haste,