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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.
5. By a voluntary forsaking or contemning of the profits and pleasures of this world, being content to find here but the entertainment of Pilgrims and strangers, even such as are far from their own home, Heb. 11. 13, 14.
5. By a voluntary forsaking or contemning of the profits and pleasures of this world, being content to finde here but the entertainement of Pilgrims and strangers, euen such as are farre from their owne home, Heb. 11. 13, 14.
6. By invincible Patience in bearing all the assaults of life here, not wearied with afflictions, considering this eternal weight of glory in heaven; not dismayed with any terror of Satan, nor perplexed with any scorns of the world, seeing the time will shortly come we shall be delivered from all these things, and possess an inheritance that is undefiled and immortal in heaven: and the less should we be troubled about the dissolution of our bodies, or rather we should desire to get out of this earthly Tabernacle, that we might come to dwell in that heavenly building, 2. Corinthians 5▪ 1. 2.
6. By inuincible Patience in bearing all the assaults of life here, not wearied with afflictions, considering this eternall weight of glory in heauen; not dismayed with any terror of Sathan, nor perplexed with any scornes of the world, seeing the time will shortly come wee shall bee deliuered from all these things, and possesse an inheritance that is vndefiled and immortall in heauen: and the lesse should we be troubled about the dissolution of our bodies, or rather wee should desire to get out of this earthly Tabernacle, that wee might come to dwell in that heauenly building,