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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.
The meaning of the words: which was conceived by the holy Ghost, borne of the virgin Mary.
The meaning of the wordes: which was conceaued by the holy Ghost, borne of the virgine Marie.
The meaning is, that the everlasting Son of God of the same substance with the Father, without any putting off, of his divine nature, without any conversion or commixtion, was made that which he first was not, to wit man, which the Scripture interpreteth. He took the seed of Abraham, that is our flesh of the virgin Mary, and his very humane soul, and that by the power of the holy Ghost, that he might be like unto his brethren in all things, sin only excepted, Joh. 1. And to the Hebr. 2. and the fourth: 1. Tim. 3. Rom. 1.
THe meaning is, that the euerlasting Sonne of God of the same substance with the Father, without any putting off, of his diuine nature, without any conuersion or commixtiō, was made that which he first was not, to wit man, which the Scripture enterpreteth. He tooke the seede of Abraham, that is our flesh of the virgine Marie, and his verie humane soule, and that by the power of the holy Ghoste, that he might be like vnto his brethren in al things, sinne onely excepted, Ioh. 1. And to the Hebr. 2. and the fourth: 1. Tim. 3