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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.
What we are taught by the name of Christ or anointed.
BY the term of Christ or anointed, is taught that this person came with the commandment of the father, and that the same was ordained of him, that he should erect that Priestly kingdom, by the sceptre of his word & power of his spirit in this life, and should finish it in the life everlasting. For like as anointing whereby at Gods commandment Kings, Priests, and prophets were appointed amongst his people, with an outward and visible oil, was a public testimony, that God would govern & efend his people by this person, & also keep & ⟨p. 118⟩uphold his divine worship, and likewise teach his people: and this person had commandment of this thing, that they might suffer themselves to be governed▪ cleansed, and taught: so the Son of God manifested in the flesh, concerning his manhood is anointed, with the holy Ghost without measure (which is the truth of that outward anointing) and so is ordained and given of the father to be the king, priest, and prophet of his Church. First of all therefore the name Messiah, or Christ, serveth for a notable confirmation of our faith, to wit, whilst we understand by anointing, that the Son of God hath commandment, in the very same that he is Christ or anointed; by his kingly power to keep us by his everlasting sacrifice to reconcile us to the Father, and to open unto us all the will of the father: to be short not to rest, until he have beautified his Church with glory and everlasting life. Joh. 6. verse 27. cap. 10.18. Psalm. 43.6.7. to the Heb. 2. ver. 8.9. Also cap. 5. ver. 4.5 Heb. 1. ver. 9. And forasmuch as the Son of God, that same anointed of the Lord, hath his solemn commandment, it is certain, that he will execute it most faithfully.