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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 second and the third fruit.
The second and the third fruite.
THE other fruits are known by their ends. For therefore Christ is exalted in his kingdom, that inwardly he may enrich his Church, and without he may defend it against enemies, yea and also may bridle those that are deadly and inward enemies: the second fruit therefore is, that the father for and by this Christ doeth assuredly give the holy ghost to them that ask it, doeth govern and quicken the faithful by the ministry of the Gospel, & both beautifieth the whole Church with diverse gifts: and also giveth to every member so much gifts as are sufficient for the glory of the head, for the edification of the whole body, and the salvation of that same member: but he leaveth none of them without necessary gifts, or letteth them to be empty, Acts 2.33. Christ exalted to the right hand of God, and having obtained of his father the promise of the holy Ghost, hath shed forth this which ye now see and hear. And to the Eph. 4.7. To every one of us grace is given according to the measure of the gift of Christ. And a little after, He therefore gave some to be Apostles, and some Prophets, and some Evangelists, and some pastors, and teachers for the repairing of the Saints, for the work of the ministry, and for the edification (I say) of the body of Christ, till we all meet together in the unity of faith, and that acknowledging of the Son of GOD unto a perfect man, and unto the measure of the age of the fullness of Christ. Also, ⟨p. 220⟩Let us altogether grow up in him which is the head, to wit, Christ, by whom all the body fitly knit and compact together by all the joints for the furniture thereof, according to the effectual power which is in the measure of every part, the whole receiveth increase of the body, unto the edifying of it self in love. Christ therefore reigneth unto us at the right hand of the father, that pouring out the holy Ghost upon us, he might be effectual by the ministry, and through the spirit might make us his men bers, and might advance his spiritual kingdom day by day in us, until he might fully join us unto himself being perfectly regenerate and washed again from sin and corruption, and so he might be God all in all.