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An exposition of the Symbol of the ApostlesAn exposition of the Symbole of the Apostles
An exposition of the Symbol of the Apostles, or rather of the articles of faith In which the chief points of the everlasting and free covenant between God and the faithful is briefly and plainly handled. Gathered out of the catechising sermons of Gasper Oleuvian Trevir, and now translated out of the Latin tongue into the English for the benefit of Christ his Church. By John Field.An exposition of the Symbole of the Apostles, or rather of the articles of faith In which the chiefe points of the euerlasting and free couenant betweene God and the faithfull is briefly and plainly handled. Gathered out of the catechising sermons of Gasper Oleuvian Treuir, and now translated out of the Latine tongue into the English for the benefite of Christ his Church. By Iohn Fielde.
London: printed by H. Middleton for Thomas Man, 1581
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.
Creator of heaven and earth.
Creator of heauen and earth.
These words make very much for the confirmation of our faith in God almighty. For first whiles we have a covenant with the creator, who giveth substance and being to all things; we believe that we have a sure help in him against all creatures, because it is as easy for the creator to destroy them and bring them to nothing, as it was once easy for him to create them of nothing. Genes. 1. Psal. 91. and 104. Secondly forasmuch as the creator with whom we are in league, doth give moving & all things else unto his creatures, so that they can do nothing but as they are driven of the creator, we must constantly hold that whatsoever things are sent upon us by the creatures, that they are sent of God, yea and that for our good, and further in respect of the constant and everlasting league that we have with the creator, & so consequently with all creatures, which thing is contained in this article of our faith, and is offered and described unto us by the Prophet ⟨p. 95⟩Hosea in his 2. Chapter, even to the end of it. Thirdly, the consideration also of the works of God, doth make so for the confirmation of our faith, whiles that we know that we have league not with an unknown God, but with him who daily offereth himself unto us to be felt of us. Acts. 17. As also David saith in the Psalms: Taste and see how good the Lord is. Therefore all the creatures which we use daily, are so many testimonies unto us of Gods omnipotency, wisdom, and goodness towards us.