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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.
Of the fruit of Christs prophetical office.
Of the fruite of Christes propheticall office.
The Lord Jesus is anointed with the spirit of prophecy, to this end, that we should by no means doubt of the unchangeable will of the father toward us. Heb. 1. God in times past, at sundry times and in diverse manners, spake unto our fathers by the Prophets, but in these last times he hath spoken unto us by his Son. Further, who dareth to say, how shall I know the will of God towards believers? seeing the Son him self to whom the mind, and will of the father is throughly known, hath opened the will and promise of the father in the Gospel. The other fruit is now declared, for that it teacheth us effectually to the end of the world, and transformeth us into that, which we are taught of him, 2. to the Corinth. 2. vers. 17.18.
THe Lorde Iesus is anointed with the spirite of prophesie, to this end, that we should by no meanes doubt of the vnchangeable wil of the father towarde vs. Heb. 1. God in times past, at sundrie times and in diuerse maners, spake vnto our fathers by the Prophetes, but in these last times he hath spoken vnto vs by his sonne. Further, who dareth to say, howe shall I knowe the will of God towardes beleeuers? seeing the sonne him selfe to whome the minde, and will of the father is throughly knowen, hath opened the will and promise of the father in the Gospell. The other fruite is nowe declared, for that it teacheth vs effectuallie to the end of the worlde, and transformeth vs into that, which we are taught of him, 2. to the Corinth. 2. vers. 17.18.