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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
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That Christ was truly and in deed made a curse for us, neither yet for all that, is there any contumely or reproach offered unto him by us, for so saying.
That Christ was truely and in deede made a cursse for vs, neither yet for all that, is there any contumely or reproch offered vnto him by vs, for so saying.
Christ was truly and not feignedly made a curse for us, as the holy ghost speaketh. Gala. 3 And that very thing the Apostle proveth by that voice of God: Cursed is every ⟨p. 157⟩one that hangeth on tree. And verily, God did not only know, what manner of death his Son should die, when he spake that, but also the death of the cross, which he pronounceth there accursed, was determined and decreed even then, to the son. For in that consisteth all our hope, in that appeareth the infinite love of God, that our God hath poured forth, truly and not feignedly, all his wrath upon Christ his Son, that he hath cursed, truly and in deed without any figure, that he might truly receive us into favour, so that indeed, unless Christ had also been God, he had remained in that curse for ever, whereby it passed from us. For otherwise, if the wrath of God had ben feigned: then also had the obedience of the Son been feigned, and also the hope of glory which we look for, in vain. Neither is it to be feared, that by this means any reproach is offered to the Son of God: For here Christ is to be considered in these qualities which he hath not in himself, but by imputation in respect of the office of a mediator, which condition he willingly took upon him, that we again being justified by faith, might be his brethren, and heirs together with him of the same kingdom. For we believe, that he did truly bear the curse of an other, laid upon him, by doing whereof he both yielded high obedience to God his father; and also by overcoming that curse which he took upon him, manifested his divine power.