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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.
That the covenant between God and us is free and undeserved, and standeth only in faith: through which after that he hath put out the remembrance of our sins, he reneweth the believers to his own image.
That the couenant betwene God and vs is free and vndeserued, and standeth only in faith: through which after that he hath put out the remembrance of our sinnes, he renueth the beleeuers to his owne image.
That this covenant between God and us is free and undeserved, and leaneth upon no condition of our worthiness or merits, but standeth by faith alone, hence it may easily appear. For in respect of God he properly maketh the covenant with us, and he sealeth in our hearts by his holy spirit, that same promise of undeserved reconciliation offered unto us in the Gospel. Titus 3. ver. 5.6.7. 2. Tim 1. ver. 9. Gal. 3. ver. 6.28.29. In respect of v• this covenant is received only by faith, whiles that freely and undeservedly the holy Ghost is given unto us, who bringeth to pass that both we will and are able to believe the free promise of reconciliation through Christ. Eph 1. Joel. 2. Isaiah. 59. If you respect the mediator verily our heavenly father hath received o• him the price of reconciliation, and we have satisfied in him: notwithstanding because the mediator is freely given unto us, and imputeth also freely this merit unto us, even by this reason ⟨p. 55⟩also the covenant is free. And so this whole covenant is merely free, and consisteth in faith alone: the oblation of promise of grace in Christ, and also the giving of Christ himself in respect of God is free: the receiving on our part is also free, because it is the work of God in us, whereby he sealeth his promise in our hearts, that being driven we should work, that is to say, that being made believers by him we might believe.