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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
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but he made himself of no reputation, taking upon him the form of a servant. Hebr. 2. He took not the natures of Angels upon him, but he took the seed of Abraham. Jo. 6. I am that bread of life which came down from heaven. Jo. 16. I went out from the father, & came into the world, &c. and 1. Timot. 3. Great is the mystery of godliness, God is manifest in the flesh.1 The Prophets foretold that this man which is borne of the virgin, should not be a man, in such sort, as should subsist of himself as Peter and Paul: but the true God, to wit, the second person, bearing and upholding that human lump, into the unity of the person knit unto him. Isay 7. Behold a virgin shall be with child: and shall bring forth a Son & thou shalt call his name Immanuel, God with us. And in the 9. A child is borne unto us: A Son is given unto us: and the principality was upon his shoulders, and thou shalt call his name wonderful, counsellor, the mighty God, father of eternity and prince of peace. Jerem. 23. I will rear up to ⟨p. 76⟩David a righteous branch, and he shall reign king, and shall prosper. &c. And this is his name, whereby they shall call him Jehovah our righteousness. Miche. 5. And thou Bethlehem Euphrata, although thou be amongest the thousands of Jehudah, out of thee shall there come forth unto me, which shall be the governor of Israel: and his generations shall be from old, and from the days of everlastingness. Coloss. 2. vers 9. In him dwelleth all fullness of the Godhead bodily.2 He confessed before Pontius Pilate under whom he suffered, that his kingdom was everlasting, and that therefore he came into the world, that he might give testimony of the truth. Jo. 18. vers. 36.37. and Acts 4. vers. 25.26.27.30. When the same judge judged him, there is fulfilled that prophecy in the 11. of Zechariah, Mat. 27. And they took thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel valued. And they gave them for the potters field, as the Lord appointed unto me.