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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.
And therefore the matter is not mistaken, concerning the Bull of Pius Quintus, that hath, if it be of force, taken the crown which God hath set upon her highness head, from her, and discharged all her subjects from her obedience. And howsoever he flattereth, yet he insinuateth too plainly, that our Parliaments are no Parliaments, our civill Officers & Church Ministers, no Officers and Ministers, because they have not the approbation & allowance of his holy father. And yet forsooth, these ⟨p. 17⟩Romish Romanists, though they tug with tooth and nail for to bring in this Romish jurisdiction which is foreign, against the word of God, and against the laws of this realm, which the Pope challengeth Jure divino, & yet can show no evidence out of that law for it, and that over all causes & persons, bereaving her Highness of that principal part of her office, which is to look to Gods matters, yea though he excommunicate her as a schismatic, laying her as a pray open to the swords of her enemies, yet must they be friends and no enemies, loyal and not traitorous. If this be their truth, what is their treason? Neither doth the example of Christ and his Apostles suffering for the truth, nor of Daniel serving the true God, help their cause one whit. For Christ and his Apostles were wrongfully charged, and these truly. They stood for the truth & glory of God, and these against it, and therefore all other idolaters, and false worshippers of God, may aswell challenge Christ and his Apostles for their patrons, as they, & with the same truth. ⟨p. 18⟩Besides, Daniel served the true God, & was faithful to an heathen Prince; these serve a false God, and are unfaithful to their Sovereign a Christian Prince. And albeit it were to be granted, that Mass, Matins, Confession, Absolution, Beads, Agnus Deies, and such consecrated tokens as they call them, indeed superstitious trash, and idolatrous trumpery, were in themselves no matters of treason, yet when runagates, enemies to her Highness, maliciously bring them in as tokens of reconciliation to the Pope, withdrawing her people from the dutiful obedience they owe her, disturb her state, and hazard her Crown and dignity;1
And therfore the matter is not mistaken, concerning the Bull of Pius Quintus, that hath, if it be of force, taken the crowne which God hath set vpon her highnes head, frō her, and discharged all her subiects from her obedience. And howsoeuer he flattereth, yet he insinuateth too plainly, yt our Parleaments are no Parleaments, our ciuill Officers & Church Ministers, no Officers and Ministers, because they haue not the approbation & allowance of his holy father. And yet forsoth, these