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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.
The fifth point of Doctrine concerning Gods providence.
The fift poynt of Doctrine concerning Gods prouidence.
WE must use the means that God offereth, & they are gifts of his providence, not for distrust which turneth the heart from God, or for confidence in creatures, but for obedience: that we tempt not God passing the bounds of our vocation, or despising the means which are instruments of the divine providence, and prescribing unto him an other mean of helping then that he will help us by. Mat. 4. vers 7. When the devil would show the providence of God, to the end Christ should throw himself down headlong, because God had commanded his Angels concerning him, that they should bear him up in their hands, he answereth, it is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. And Paul in the Acts. 27. vers. 21. saith, O men, ye ought to have obeyed me, and not to have gone from Creta, and have gained this injury and loss. Also vers. 30.31.
WE must vse the means that God offreth, & they are gifts of his prouidēce, not for distrust which turneth the heart from God, or for confidence in creatures, but for obedience: that we tempt not God passing the boundes of our vocation, or despising the meanes which are instrumentes of the diuine prouidence, and prescribing vnto him an other meane of helping then yt he wil help vs by. Mat. 4. vers 7. When the diuel would shew the prouidence of God, to the end Christ should throwe himselfe downe headlong, because God had commaunded his Angels concerning him, that they should beare him vp in their handes, he answereth, it is written againe, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. And Paule in the