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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 › Almighty.THE CREEDE. › Article 1 › Almightie.
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.
9. Because he is mighty by his Essence, by nature of himself: His Almightiness is his Essence, and his whole Essence is almighty, and therefore all in God is Mighty; and therefore his Mightiness must needs be infinite. He is not mighty in respect of some part or faculty as the Creature is.
9. Because he is mighty by his Essence, by nature of himselfe: His Almightinesse is his Essence, and his whole Essence is almighty, and therefore all in God is Mightie; and therefore his Mightinesse must needes be infinite. He is not mighty in respect of some part or faculty as the Creature is.
10. Because he is always Mighty: great Princes may be wonderful powerful, but they may dye, or their power be diminished; but God is almighty, yesterday, to day, and forever, Revel. 4. 8.
10. Because he is alwaies Mighty: great Princes may be wonderfull powerfull, but they may dye, or their power be diminished; but God is almighty, yesterday, to day, and foreuer, Reuel. 4. 8.
For the third point, Almightiness is attributed in the Creed to the Father, not to import that the Son and holy Ghost were not almighty; but because, when the father is said to be almighty, it must needs follow that they are almighty also; because the father being the fountain and original of the person of the Son and holy Ghost doth communicate to them, his whole Nature, and all the Attributes of the Divinity: And the Father being first in the order of working, fitly is the power of working given to him in the first place.