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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.
That the Son of God must take the nature of man of the stock of Abraham.
That the sonne of God must take the nature of man of the stocke of Abraham.
That the stock was restrained to the tribe of Judah, and here somewhat concerning the time that the Messiah should be given.
That the stocke was restrained to the tribe of Iudah, and here somewhat concerning the time that the Messias should be giuen.
Genes. 49. The tribe shall not desist from Jehudah, nor the Lawgiver from the middest of his feet: until his Son come, and obedience of peoples be made unto him: fulfilled in the 2. of Luk. ver. 1. Where the whole world is taxed, and therefore now the sceptre was departed from Judah, when the tribe of Judah was taxed of Augustus, and therefore also Mary together with Joseph. And hereunto belong those prophesies, which are to be seen in the 6. of Zechariah, ver. 11. Take therefore silver and gold, that thou mayest make crowns, and put them upon the head of Jehoschuhh the Son of Jehosadac the high Priest: Thou shalt say unto him after this manner, so saith the Lord God of hosts, in saying: Behold a man whose name is a slip, who shall bud forth out of his place, and he shall build the Temple of the Lord of hosts: He I say, shall build a temple to the Lord of hosts, and the same shall bear away comeliness, and shall sit and bear rule upon his seat, and he shall be a priest upon his seat, and the counsel of peace shall be betwixt both. And let there be crowns for every one, for Helen, for Tobiah and Jedaiah, & to Hen, the son of Zephaniah for a memorial in the temple of the Lord of hosts: and they that are far of shall come and build in the Temple of the Lord, &c. And Ezekiel the 21. So hath the Lord God of Hosts said: Remove away the Diadem and the crown: This which is