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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
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.
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.