A08483:363
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 meaning of these words, I believe the Catholic or universal Church.
The meaning of these wordes, I beleeue the Catholike or vniuersal Church.
The meaning is that the son of God, even from the beginning, (Matt. 11. ver. 12.) gathereth and buildeth up a people unto himself, from the whole body of mankind, elected before all worlds, whom Christ raiseth up being dead in sins, and reconcileth unto him self by the ministry of his word, and reneweth by faith to life everlasting, John 5. vers. 8. Ephes. 2. ver. 1.2.3. and Chap. 5. vers. 26. which he adjoineth unto himself as his spouse or wife, that all the true members of this people may have true fellowship with Christ and mutual amongest them selves, both in this and in the life everlasting, 1. John. 1. Amongest which people I trust my self to be enrolled and never to be blotted out from them, John. 10. & 17.
THe meaning is that the sonne of God, euen from the beginning, (Matt. 11. ver. 12.) gathereth and buildeth vp a people vnto himselfe, from the whole bodie of mankinde, elected before all worldes, whom Christ raiseth vp beeing dead in sinnes, and reconcileth vnto him selfe by the ministerie of his worde, and renueth by faith to life euerlasting,