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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.
Certain testimonies of the divinity of the Son, according to those things that are attributed unto him in the description of God, and order of the articles of faith.
Certaine testimonies of the diuinitie of the sonne, according to those things that are attributed vnto him in the description of God, and order of the articles of faith.
IT followeth that we show, that God hath so manifested himself in his word, that these three persons, the father, the Son & the holy Ghost, be that one only true God, in whom we profess to believe in the Creed, when we say: We believe in God the father, and in his only begotten Son, and in the holy Ghost. Now a person or [Greek or Hebrew], is a singular thing, understanding, willing, that cannot be imparted, or communicated to another, not upholden of another, nor part of an other. That God the father who hath made heaven & earth, is so manifest, that even the ungodliest heretics denying the divinity of the Son and holy Ghost, dare not yet deny the divinity of the father. That the Son is a thing by himself subsisting, understanding, willing &c. and by nature God: although to the Citizens ⟨p. 72⟩of the kingdom of Christ, it is plain and at hand throughout the holy scripture: yet it is pr•••ble that their memory ever and anon […] refreshed with some clear and divine testimonies. Now we will allege first some testimonies according to the order of those things which are attributed unto God, which we have set down in the description: then afterwards according to the course and order of the articles of the faith.
IT followeth that we shewe, that God hath so manifested himselfe in his worde, that these three persons, the father, the sonne & the holy Ghost, be that one onely true God, in whom we professe to beleeue in the Creede, when we say: We beleeue in God the father, and in his onely begotten sonne, and in the holy Ghost. Nowe a person or , is a singular thing, vnderstanding, willing, that cannot be imparted, or communicated to another, not vpholden of another, nor part of an other. That God the father who hath made heauen & earth, is so manifest, that euen the vngodliest heretiques denying the diuinitie of the sonne and holy Ghost, dare not yet deny the diuinitie of the father. That the sonne is a thing by himselfe subsisting, vnderstanding, willing &c. and by nature God: although to the Citizens