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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
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3. We are bound to take notice as of the common glory of all the Persons, so of that special glory is due to each person, as we find it either described in the Word of God, or expressed in the works of God.
3. We are bound to take notice as of the common glory of all the Persons, so of that speciall glory is due to each person, as we finde it either described in the Word of God, or expressed in the workes of God.
4. We must take heed what we speak of the Trinity in Unity; for we may fall upon such forms of speech, as may be extremely erroneous and dangerous: and for the help of the ignorant, I will note divers of the speeches which are dangerous and unsound: as that there are three Gods, three Eternals, three Almighties, &c. or that the Essence is distinguished into the Father, Son, and holy Ghost; that God is threefold, or that there is a triplicity in God; that God doth beget another God; that the Father is another thing from the Son; that the Son and holy Ghost have a beginning of their Essence; that the Person was begotten or did proceed from the Essence: by discerning where the error lies in these sentences we may try our skill in the former doctrine of the Trinity.
4. We must take heede what wee speake of the Trinity in Vnity; for we may fall vpon such formes of speech, as may be extreamely erronious and dangerous: and for the helpe of the ignorant, I will note diuers of the speeches which are dangerous and vnsound: as that there are three Gods, three Eternalls, three Almighties, &c. or that the Essence is distinguished into the Father, Son, and holy Ghost; that God is threefold, or that there is a triplicity in God; that God doth beget another God; that the Father is another thing from the Son; that the Sonne and holy Ghost haue a beginning of their Essence; that the Person was begotten or did proceede from the Essence: by discerning where the errour lies in these sentences wee may try our skill in the former doctrine of the Trinitie.