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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 the meaning of these words is, His only begotten Son.
What the meaning of these wordes is, His onely begotten sonne.
The end of these words is, that our faith should be stable, first, that we believe in the true God, when we believe in his only begotten Son, who is begotten of the substance of the father, and therefore by nature is very God, as before is showed. Then also, that we be no less undoubtedly persuaded of the wonderful love of God towards us, surmounting the love of all creatures, who hath so loved the world that he hath given his only ⟨p. 129⟩begotten Son, that all that believe in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. Jo. 3. And so God not only dealeth with us by promises, and by oath: but also by giving his son, in whom all the promises are yea and Amen.
THe ende of these wordes is, that our faith shoulde be stable, first, that we beleeue in the true God, when wee beleeue in his onlie begotten sonne, who is begotten of the substaunce of the father, and therefore by nature is verie God, as before is shewed. Then also, that we be no lesse vndoubtedly persuaded of the wonderfull loue of God towardes vs, surmounting the loue of all creatures, who hath so loued the world that he hath giuen his onely ⟨p. 129⟩begotten sonne, that all that beleeue in him should not perish, but haue euerlasting life. Io. 3. And so God not only dealeth with vs by promises, and by oath: but also by giuing his son, in whom all the promises are yea and Amen.