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A08483 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. Olevian, Caspar, 1536-1587.; Fielde, John, d. 1588. 1581 (1581) STC 18807; ESTC S113494 126,658 260

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vivification_n or_o quicken_a because_o as_o christ_n be_v justify_v from_o our_o sin_n by_o rise_v again_o and_o therewithal_o be_v quicken_v so_o he_o that_o believe_v in_o christ_n be_v both_o justify_v and_o quicken_v as_o the_o apostle_n teach_v ephes_n 2._o until_o the_o 11._o verse_n therefore_o paul_n rom._n 5._o call_v the_o same_o justification_n of_o life_n and_o oppose_v it_o to_o the_o fault_n of_o condemnation_n and_o make_v a_o antithesis_fw-la or_o match_v of_o contrary_n between_o sin_n that_o reign_v to_o death_n and_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n which_o whosoever_o receive_v they_o reign_v in_o life_n verse_n 17.18.21_o and_o in_o deed_n so_o as_o not_o only_a christ_n work_v in_o we_o not_o only_o that_o same_o new_a life_n but_o also_o christ_n be_v that_o life_n himself_o as_o himself_o say_v i_o be_o the_o way_n the_o truth_n and_o the_o life_n john_n 14.6_o and_o gala._n 2.20_o now_o i_o live_v no_o more_o but_o christ_n live_v in_o i_o vivification_n 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