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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.
Of the meaning of this Article.
THE meaning of this article is: I do believe that Jesus Christ doeth not only now exercise his kingly power of judging, ⟨p. 226⟩by his virtue from heaven by diverse examples aswell in defending the godly, as repressing the wicked: but also that he shall solemnly come from heaven from the right hand of the power of God in a corporal presence, thoroughly to judge all men, as well those that are departed out of this life from the beginning that the world was created, whose bodies shall rise again; as those whom that day shall find remaining yet living in this world, who shall suddenly be changed. Now forasmuch as to judge is to absolve the innocent & to beautify them, and to condemn the wicked, and to punish them: I believe that he shall so judge, that he shall fully deliver the godly, and beautify them with eternal glory: & contrariwise that he shall fully execute the condemnation upon the contemners of so great long suffering & patience, and so shall drown satan (as Pharaoh) with all his army in everlasting destruction, but he shall bring in his confederates fully delivered from all tyranny of the wicked into that same true heavenly inheritance, as into the land of promise: to which Paul would have us to look, when he saith, as often as ye shall eat of this bread, & drink of this cup, ye shall show forth the Lords death until his coming again.
THE meaning of this article is: I doe beleeue that Iesus Christe doeth not onely nowe exercise his kingly power of iudgeing, ⟨p. 226⟩by his vertue from heauen by diuerse examples aswell in defending the godly, as repressing the wicked: but also that he shall solemnly come from heauen from the right hande of the power of God in a corporall presence, thorowly to iudge all men, as well those that are departed out of this life frō the beginning that the worlde was created, whose bodies shal rise againe; as those whome that day shall finde remaining yet liuing in this worlde, who shall soudenly be changed. Nowe forasmuch as to iudge is to absolue the innocent & to beautifie them, and to condemne the wicked, and to punish them: I beleeue that he shall so iudge, that hee shall fully deliuer the godly, and beutifie them with eternall glorie: & contrariwise that he shall fully execut the condemnation vppon the contemners of so great long suffering & patience, and so shal drowne sathan (as Pharaoh) with all his armie in euerlasting destructiō, but he shal bring in his confiderats fully deliuered from al tyrannie of the wicked into yt same true heauenly inheritance, as into the lande of promise: to which Paul would haue vs to loke, whē he saith, as often as ye shall eat of this bread, & drinke of this cup, ye shal shew forth the Lords death vntil his comming againe.