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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.
Why Christ died.
THE end of Christs death, was to satisfy the righteousness and wrath of God for our sins, and so by dying to destroy and abolish sin, in which all the power of satan consisted. For in as much as sin by the just judgement of God raged upon mankind, his wrath was appeased, and satisfied for sin, and all power taken from it, that it might not reign in the believers. 1. Joh. 3. To this end was the son of God manifested, that he might dissolve the works of the Devil: both which the Apostle plainly joineth together 2. Cor. 5.15. and Rom. 5.18.21. and Rom. 6.7.8. 2 Tim. 1.10.
THE ende of Christes death, was to satisfie the righteousnes and wrath of God for our sinnes, and so by dying to destroye and abolish sinne, in which all the power of sathan consisted. For in as much as sinne by the iust iudgement of God raged vppon mankinde, his wrath was appeased, and satisfied for sinne, and all power taken frō it, that it might not raigne in the beleeuers. 1. Ioh. 3. To this ende was the sonne of God manifested, that hee might dissolue the workes of the Diuel: both which the Apostle plainly ioyneth together 2. Cor. 5.15. and Rom. 5.18.21