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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 the Church is called Catholic.
Why the Church is called Catholike.
The Church is called Catholic, or universal, because that like as there is one head of the Church, to wit Christ: so the universal members thereof scattered throughout the world, do grow up into one body, by the same spirit. Ephes. 4.1. Cor. 10. and 12.
THe Church is caled Catholike, or vniuersal, because that like as there is one head of the Church, to wit Christ: so the vniuersal members thereof scattered throughout the worlde, doe growe vp into one bodie, by the same spirite. Ephes. 4.1. Cor. 10. and 12.