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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.
To what end sitting at the right hand of God the Father almighty is added to his ascension into heaven.
To what end sitting at the right hand of God the Father almightie is added to his ascension into heauen.
The scope or principal end of Christ his ascension is already set forth: to wit, that Christ ascended into heaven not only that he might there enjoy everlasting felicity, as the Angels do and all blessed men: but that he might sit at the right hand of God, which far exceedeth the dignity of Angels and of men, as he witnesseth in the Epistle to the Heb. Ca. 1.13. For unto which of the Angels said he at any time, sit at my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool? Now seeing God is not a bodily substance, & therefore hath neither right or left hand, at which Christ should stand or sit; it is manifest that these words and manner of speeches, are taken from men and worldly things: by which holy things answering in some sort, our infirmity might be lively set before our eyes & explained. For in very deed men to whom they grant or give either equal honour, or that which is next unto themselves, they are wont to place them at their right hand, that in this very thing they may testify that honour, 1. King, 2. Psal. 45.
THe scope or principal end of Christe his ascension is already set foorth: to wit, that Christ ascended into heauen not onely that he might there enioy euerlasting felicitie, as the Angels doe and all blessed men: but that hee might sit at the right hand of God, which farre exceedeth the dignitie of Angels and of men, as he witnesseth in the Epistle to the Heb. Ca. 1.13. For vnto which of the Angels saide he at any time, sit at my right hand, til I make thine enimies thy footstole? Nowe seeing God is not a bodily substance, & therefore hath neither right or left hande, at which Christ should stand or sitte; it is manifest that these wordes and manner of speeches, are taken from men and worldly thinges: by which holie thinges answering in some sorte, our infirmitie might be liuely set before our eyes & explaned. For in verie deede men to whome they graunt or giue either equal honor, or that which is nexte vnto themselues, they are wont to place them at their right hand, that in this verie thing they may testifie that honour, 1. King,