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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.
How Christ the King engendereth in his elect the study of reconciling themselves to God, and how he preserveth and increaseth in them which are reconciled, the study of holding that reconciliation.
How Christ the King engendreth in his elect the studie of reconciling themselues to God, and howe he preserueth and encreaseth in them which are reconciled, the studie of holding that reconciliation.
Christ the King doth engender in his elect the study of reconciling them selves to God: first of all by showing that all men are under sin, and in the kingdom of darkness, ⟨p. 49⟩especially because that when all men have the knowledge of God, naturally engrafted in them, and the work of the law by nature written in their hearts, and by the things created are constrained to know God, notwithstanding do not glorify him, but do sin contrary to the law of nature. Rom. 1. The which thing they witness in their deeds, and their own conscience doth convince their thoughts, either accusing or excusing them. Again by uncovering all and every of their wickednesses, and in accusing them by the law written, and by the threatenings which are manifest every where throughout the whole prophets, many wickednesses also being heaped together as plainly may be seen in the Epistle to the Romans, Chap 3. vers. 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14. And also by showing that this is the unchangeable will of God, whereby he will not only that all men be conformed to the law of nature, but also to the law written, otherwise that he will so long account them for sinners and enemies till they be converted, and through faith be reconciled unto God. John. 3 vers 36. Rom. 5. vers. 10, 11. Secondly by showing what a great evil sin is. Such and so great an evil sin is, that it deserveth the everlasting destruction of man, yea verily so great an evil, that it cannot by the everlasting destruction of man be cleansed. Whereupon it followeth that sin is a greater evil, then mans everlasting damnation, seeing that the damned cannot by everlasting pains cleanse or overcome so great an evil.