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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.
2. God renews our natures, and begets them to be like his Nature: for being regenerated we partake of the divine nature, being made to live Gods nature in holiness and righteousness, and he may well be called a Father that begets that which is like to himself: besides, by Faith we put on Jesus Christ, Gal. 3. 26. 27.
2. God renewes our natures, and begets them to bee like his Nature: for being regenerated we partake of the diuine nature, being made to liue Gods nature in holines and righteousnes, and he may well be called a Father that begets that which is like to himselfe: besides, by Faith we put on Iesus Christ, Gal. 3. 26. 27.
3. God gives us the right and privilege of Sons, and therefore is fitly called our Father: for first he finds us food and raiment, Mat. 6. and teaching, Isaiah 54. 13. and attendance not only setting his Angels to look to us, Psal. 34. Heb. 1. but himself also carrying and bearing us in his arms when any thing aileth us, Isaiah 63. 9. & 46. 4.
3. God giues vs the right and priuiledge of Sons, and therefore is fitly called our Father: for first hee findes vs foode and rayment, Mat. 6. and teaching, Esay 54. 13. and attendance not onely setting his Angels to looke to vs, Psal. 34. Heb. 1. but himself also carrying and bearing vs in his armes when any thing ayleth vs, Esay 63. 9. & 46. 4.