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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.
London: printed by G.M. for Philemon Stephens and Christopher Meredith, 1626
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.
Sol. Distinguish between Generation and Communication, 1and between Essence and Person: the Person begets and is begotten, but the Essence neither begets, nor is begotten, but only is communicated.
Sol. Distinguish betweene Generation and Communication, 1and betweene Essence and Person: the Person begets and is begotten, but the Essence neither begets, nor is begotten, but onely is communicated.
Sol. The Essence of God absolutely considered was not incarnate, 1but the Person of the Son: who though he had the whole divine Nature in him yet in respect of the manner of his subsisting did differ from the Father and holy Ghost.
Sol. The Essence of God absolutely considered was not incarnate, 1but the Person of the Sonne: who though he had the whole diuine Nature in him yet in respect of the manner of his subsisting did differ from the Father and holy Ghost.
The consideration of this Doctrine of the Trinity should serve for divers Uses.
The consideration of this Doctrine of the Trinity should serue for diuers Vses.
1. It should strike us with amazement and admiration of the glory of God, and remove the sense of our own insufficiency and narrowness of heart and understanding, who are so overcome with glory that our minds are not able to conceive of, or behold these wonderful secrets in the Divinity: It should work in us an unspeakable fear and Reverence to think of the being of God, that so infinitely excels the being of all creatures in heaven and earth.
1. It should strike vs with amazement and admiration of the glory of God, and remoue the sense of our owne insufficiencie and narrownesse of heart and vnderstanding, who are so ouercome with glory that our mindes are not able to conceiue of, or behold these wonderfull secrets in the Diuinity: It should worke in vs an vnspeakeable feare and Reuerence to thinke of the being of God, that so infinitely excells the being of all creatures in heauen and earth.
2. It should compel upon us, more care and attendance of spirit in worshipping God, so as we be sure we direct our service to him that is one in Nature and three in Persons: for ⟨p. 127⟩worship belongs equally to all three Persons. And herein the Christian fundamentally differs from Pagans, Turks, and Jews, and in heart becomes as one of those when he worships a God that is not three Persons.
2. It should compell vpon vs, more care and attendance of spirit in worshipping God, so as we be sure we direct our seruice to him that is one in Nature and three in Persons: for ⟨p. 127⟩worship belongs equally to all three Persons. And herein the Christian fundamentally differs from Pagans, Turkes, and Iewes, and in heart becomes as one of those when he worships a God that is not three Persons.
