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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. It should wonderfully fire our hearts to the love of God, that hath provided for us such a place of glorious inheritance, of his mercy, love, and grace, so happy, so lasting, so amiable; yea, what thanks can we ever give him for the very comfort with which he hath refreshed us, in telling us of Heaven, that were such, as in our selves had bin so far from having it, as we had never known of it by the light of Nature.
2. It should wonderfully fire our hearts to the loue of God, that hath prouided for vs such a place of glorious inheritance, of his mercy, loue, and grace, so happy, so lasting, so amiable; yea, what thankes can wee euer giue him for the very comfort with which he hath refreshed vs, in telling vs of Heauen, that were such, as in our selues had bin so farre from hauing it, as we had neuer knowne of it by the light of Nature.
3. It should exceedingly transform our hearts into the earnest care and endeavour to carry our selves so as might become the desire and assurance of so blessed a place: we should show that we understand what a place Heaven is.
3. It should exceedingly transforme our hearts into the earnest care and endeauour to carrie our selues so as might become the desire and assurance of so blessed a place: wee should shew that we vnderstand what a place Heauen is.
1. By avoiding every thing that is abominable, even all those sins that are threatened with the want or loss of heaven: as remembering that that is no place for unclean persons to live in, Revel. 21. 8.