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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.
Why Christ was anointed, not only to be king, but also Priest?
Why Christ was annointed, not onelie to be king, but also Priest?
IT followeth that we declare, why he was not only anointed to be a king, but also a Priest. The reason is because the kingdom of Christ was so to be established, that he must satisfy for ever, the righteousness of God; and so this begun peace & promised grace might stay upon a sure and sound foundation. Now ⟨p. 121⟩the foundation is the everlasting priesthood of Christ, that is, that same gift which not only by commandment, but also by solemn oath, in a wonderful wisdom and mercy, is from the father laid upon this certain person, whereof these are parts. First the prayer of so great a person, most pure and most holy, together with a sacrifice matchable with the sins and wickednesses of all believers. Jo. 17. Heb. 7. the other, the showing of himself before the face of the father in the heavens, after this sacrifice is offered up. Hebr. 9 vers. 24. Because it was ordained of God by an oath, and by an unchangeable decree of God, which we may surely trust to, that Christ should show himself (to wit his own body and soul taken into the unity of his person, in which all our sins were punished) without ceasing before the face of the father, that always the efficacy of that Sacrifice once offered up, might flourish and be of force before the father.
IT followeth that we declare, whie he was not onely annointed to bee a king, but also a Priest. The reason is because the kingdome of Christ was so to bee established, that he must satisfie for euer, the righteousnes of God; and so this begonne peace & promised grace might staie vppon a sure and sound foundation. Now