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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.
That there are more Persons then One is proved, by the term ELOHIM, which is uttered in the plural number, as if it should sound Gods: as Gen. 1. 1. In the beginning Gods or ELOHIM created Heaven and Earth: Created is in the singular number, to show the unity of the Essence, and ELOHIM in the plural, to show the Trinity of the Persons: so Gen. 1. 26. Let us make man in our Likeness, Let us, shows more Persons, and likeness being in the singular number shows unity of Essence. And verse 2. besides the Lord there is mentioned the Spirit of the Lord sitting upon the waters Josh. ult. 19. Ye cannot serve the Lord because he is ELOHIM sancti, holy Gods. And Jeremiah 10. 10. The Lord is the living Gods or ELOHIM, and King everlasting. Hos. 1. 7. I will save them in the Lord their God. Gen. 19. 24. The Lord reigned from the Lord fire and brimstone. Exod. 23. 20. 21. The The Lord sends his Angel whose name is JEHOVAH. Dan. 9. 19. Hear oh Lord our God for the Lords sake, Psa. 110. 1. The Lord said to my Lord sit thou at my right hand, Jer. 32. 5. 9. & 33. 15, 16. The Lord shall raise up a Branch, whose name is, THE LORD.
That there are more Persons then One is prooued, by the terme ELOHIM, which is vttered in the plurall number, as if it should sound Gods: as Gen. 1. 1. In the beginning Gods or ELOHIM created Heauen and Earth: Created is in the singular number, to shew the vnitie of the Essence, and ELOHIM in the plurall, to shewe the Trinitie of the Persons: so Gen. 1. 26