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Collections out of S. Augustine and some few other Latine writers upon the first part of the Apostles Creed. By John Crompe, Master of Arts of C.C.C. in Cambridge, and vicar of Thornham in Kent. First preached in his Parish Church; and now inlarged (as here followes) for more publike use.
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Crompe, John.
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unto_o the_o name_n of_o god_n ostendit_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la antea_fw-la deus_fw-la esse_fw-la coepit_fw-la &_o postea_fw-la pater_fw-la sed_fw-la sine_fw-la ullo_fw-la initio_fw-la &_o deus_fw-la semper_fw-la est_fw-la &_o pater_fw-la est_fw-la it_o show_v say_v he_o that_o god_n be_v not_o first_o and_o father_n after_o but_o that_o without_o any_o beginning_n even_o from_o all_o eternity_n he_o be_v both_o god_n and_o father_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v say_v i_o believe_v in_o god_n the_o father_n so_o that_o when_o thou_o hear_v god_n style_v father_n acknowledge_v confess_v and_o believe_v that_o he_o have_v a_o son_n true_o beget_v in_o regard_n of_o who_o he_o be_v as_o true_o and_o just_o call_v father_n as_o he_o that_o possess_v any_o thing_n be_v call_v a_o owner_n or_o he_o that_o rule_v over_o any_o thing_n be_v call_v a_o lord_n so_o that_o the_o word_n father_n in_o this_o place_n be_v a_o word_n of_o a_o deep_a and_o secret_a mystery_n the_o word_n only_o and_o true_o be_v the_o son_n where_o god_n in_o this_o sense_n be_v the_o father_n and_o therefore_o say_v s._n john_n in_o the_o beginning_n be_v the_o word_n and_o the_o word_n be_v with_o god_n and_o the_o word_n be_v god_n joh._n 1.1_o god_n of_o god_n light_a of_o light_n very_a god_n of_o very_a god_n beget_v of_o his_o father_n before_o all_o world_n as_o the_o nicene_n creed_n profess_v neither_o let_v any_o be_v so_o saucy_a as_o to_o inquire_v how_o this_o father_n can_v or_o do_v beget_v this_o son_n as_o saint_n augustine_n go_v on_o see_v the_o very_a angel_n thereof_o be_v ignorant_a and_o it_o be_v a_o secret_a not_o reveal_v to_o the_o prophet_n whence_o esay_n cry_v out_o generationem_fw-la ojus_fw-la quis_fw-la enarrabit_fw-la who_o shall_v declare_v his_o generation_n esay_n 53.8_o and_o therefore_o let_v it_o not_o enter_v into_o our_o cogitation_n how_o this_o or_o that_o can_v be_v effect_v or_o come_v to_o pass_v but_o only_o believe_v see_v the_o next_o word_n tell_v 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from_o the_o very_a beginning_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o same_o book_n and_o in_o particular_a where_o they_o express_v he_o to_o be_v the_o maker_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n that_o be_v of_o all_o thing_n the_o universal_a world_n do_v contain_v as_o well_o above_o as_o below_o as_o well_o heavenly_a as_o earthly_a as_o well_o spiritual_a as_o corporal_a which_o be_v especial_o in_o the_o first_o of_o genesis_n but_o second_v and_o confirm_v in_o many_o passage_n and_o place_n of_o scripture_n beside_o as_o in_o the_o psalm_n when_o i_o behold_v say_v david_n thy_o heaven_n even_o the_o work_n of_o thy_o finger_n the_o moon_n &_o the_o star_n which_o thou_o have_v ordain_v and_o how_o thou_o have_v make_v man_n little_o low_o than_o thyself_o and_o crown_v he_o with_o glory_n and_o honour_n thou_o have_v make_v he_o to_o have_v dominion_n over_o the_o work_n of_o thy_o hand_n etc._n etc._n psal_n 8._o all_o over_o the_o psalm_n to_o which_o purpose_n see_v also_o act_v 17._o 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the_o whole_a sum_n and_o substance_n of_o our_o christian_a religion_n 256._o lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr relig._n cap._n 13._o pag._n 256._o tota_n pietas_fw-la totusque_fw-la dei_fw-la cultus_fw-la atque_fw-la religio_fw-la as_o zanchius_n speak_v for_o who_o ever_o do_v true_o and_o upright_o worship_n and_o serve_v god_n but_o out_o of_o trust_n in_o god_n who_o ever_o do_v awful_o and_o filial_o fear_v god_n but_o because_o he_o do_v trust_v in_o god_n who_o ever_o do_v unfeigned_o and_o sincere_o love_n god_n but_o it_o proceed_v from_o his_o trust_n in_o god_n who_o ever_o do_v make_v conscience_n of_o his_o way_n by_o avoid_v and_o decline_v evil_a but_o through_o hope_n and_o trust_v in_o god_n who_o ever_o be_v careful_a to_o obey_v god_n and_o walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o
collection_n out_o of_o s._n augustine_n and_o some_o few_o other_z latin_a writer_n upon_o the_o first_o part_n of_o the_o apostle_n creed_n by_o john_n crompe_n master_n of_o art_n of_o c._n c._n c._n in_o cambridge_n and_o vicar_n of_o thornham_n in_o kent_n first_o preach_v in_o his_o parish_n church_n and_o now_o enlarge_v as_o here_o follow_v for_o more_o public_a use_n 1_o joh._n 5.4_o this_o be_v the_o victory_n that_o overcom_v the_o world_n even_o our_o faith_n august_n serm._n 38._o de_fw-fr tempore_fw-la omnis_fw-la rationalis_fw-la anima_fw-la aetate_fw-la congrua_fw-la discat_fw-la fidem_fw-la catholicam_fw-la maximè_fw-la populi_fw-la praedicatores_fw-la christiani_n &_o ecclesiarum_fw-la dei_fw-la doctores_fw-la ut_fw-la possint_fw-la veritati_fw-la contradicentibus_fw-la resistere_fw-la &_o catholicam_fw-la amantibus_fw-la pacem_fw-la prodesse_fw-la london_n print_v by_o john_n haviland_n for_o william_n lee_n and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v at_o his_o shop_n near_o the_o mitre_n tavern_n in_o fleetstreet_n 1638._o perlegi_fw-la have_v collectiones_fw-la in_o symbolum_n apostolicum_fw-la in_fw-la quibus_fw-la nihil_fw-la reperio_fw-la sanae_fw-la doctrinae_fw-la contrarium_fw-la quominùs_fw-la cum_fw-la utilitate_fw-la publicâ_fw-la imprimantur_fw-la rmo_z in_o christo_fw-la patri_fw-la ac_fw-la domino_fw-la d._n arch._n cant._n sacellanus_n domesticus_n guilford_n bray._n dat._n lambethae_fw-la maii_n ult_fw-la 1638._o to_o the_o right_n honourable_a katherine_z lady_n stanhope_n dowager_n the_o author_n wish_v as_o well_o the_o grace_n spiritual_a as_o the_o blessing_n temporal_a of_o this_o life_n and_o the_o glory_n eternal_a of_o the_o life_n to_o come_v good_a madam_n i_o shall_v be_v very_o ingrateful_a if_o i_o shall_v not_o dedicate_v the_o first_o fruit_n of_o any_o public_a labour_n of_o i_o how_o great_a or_o small_a soever_o unto_o some_o of_o your_o noble_a family_n from_o whence_o i_o have_v receive_v not_o only_o the_o first_o but_o 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supply_v with_o prayer_n for_o the_o health_n and_o happiness_n not_o of_o yourself_o alone_o but_o of_o all_o your_o noble_a issue_n also_o together_o with_o the_o rest_n of_o your_o family_n by_o he_o that_o true_o honour_v and_o faithful_o serve_v your_o ladyship_n in_o the_o lord_n john_n crompe_n the_o apostle_n creed_n i_o believe_v in_o god_n the_o father_n almighty_a maker_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n etc._n etc._n this_o creed_n or_o sum_n of_o christian_a belief_n be_v common_o call_v and_o know_v by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o apostle_n creed_n because_o indeed_o as_o antiquity_n affirm_v it_o be_v make_v and_o agree_v upon_o by_o the_o twelve_o apostle_n themselves_o to_o continue_v and_o abide_v as_o a_o sure_a rule_n of_o faith_n to_o be_v derive_v and_o convey_v to_o all_o posterity_n throughout_o the_o christian_a world_n in_o after_o age_n comprehend_v according_a to_o their_o apostolical_a number_n in_o twelve_o article_n and_o call_v the_o creed_n or_o belief_n 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and_o so_o fit_v and_o prepare_v be_v short_o to_o depart_v one_o from_o another_o to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n and_o word_n of_o god_n in_o all_o coast_n and_o country_n of_o the_o world_n normam_fw-la prius_fw-la sibi_fw-la futurae_fw-la praedicationis_fw-la in_o common_a statuerunt_fw-la etc._n etc._n they_o conclude_v first_o between_o themselves_o to_o set_v down_o such_o a_o order_n and_o rule_v of_o their_o after-preaching_a that_o when_o they_o be_v local_o separate_v and_o divide_v one_o from_o the_o other_o they_o may_v not_o preach_v a_o divers_a and_o different_a doctrine_n one_o to_o another_o to_o those_o that_o they_o shall_v invite_v and_o call_v to_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n all_o therefore_o be_v meet_v &_o place_v together_o and_o fill_v with_o the_o holy_a ghost_n after_o conference_n have_v every_o one_o deliver_v his_o opinion_n of_o what_o he_o think_v fit_v as_o necessary_a to_o be_v the_o subject_n of_o their_o preach_n to_o the_o church_n and_o people_n 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tot_fw-la sententiae_fw-la look_v how_o many_o man_n there_o be_v especial_o that_o take_v themselves_o to_o be_v leader_n and_o master_n among_o they_o so_o many_o mind_n they_o be_v of_o as_o one_o a_o brownist_n another_o a_o familist_n a_o three_o a_o anabaptist_n and_o all_o separatist_n from_o the_o true_a church_n of_o god_n but_o the_o holy_a apostle_n though_o according_a to_o their_o charge_n give_v they_o by_o their_o master_n our_o lord_n and_o saviour_n jesus_n christ_n matth._n 28.9_o they_o go_v to_o all_o nation_n preach_v and_o teach_v the_o word_n of_o god_n â—uffinus_fw-la â—uffinus_fw-la as_o s._n matthew_n to_o aethiopia_n s._n mark_v the_o evangelist_n to_o egypt_n lybia_n and_o the_o african_n thereabouts_o s._n james_n to_o spain_n s._n andrew_n to_o thracia_n and_o scythia_n europaea_n philip_n to_o scythia_n asiatica_fw-la bartholomew_n to_o armenia_n and_o the_o hither_o part_n of_o india_n thomas_n to_o media_n parthia_n persia_n and_o as_o some_o say_v to_o the_o brackmanne_n and_o the_o bactrian_n eusebius_n eusebius_n and_o the_o far_a part_n of_o india_n john_n the_o evangelist_n to_o asia_n s._n peter_n to_o pontus_n galatia_n bythinia_n cappadocia_n s._n paul_n to_o all_o the_o country_n interjacent_a and_o lie_v between_o jerusalem_n and_o illyricum_n and_o last_o joseph_n of_o arimathea_n as_o some_o but_o as_o nicephorus_n simon_n zelotes_n to_o our_o british_a isle_n yet_o they_o speak_v and_o preach_v still_o but_o unum_fw-la &_o idem_fw-la one_o and_o the_o same_o verity_n in_o unity_n in_o how_o many_o different_a and_o how_o far_o distant_a region_n soever_o they_o become_v thereby_o give_v the_o world_n to_o understand_v that_o there_o be_v or_o at_o least_o ought_v to_o be_v but_o one_o faith_n but_o one_o religion_n not_o only_o throughout_o all_o the_o country_n but_o also_o throughout_o all_o the_o age_n of_o the_o world_n which_o be_v therefore_o call_v fides_n catholica_fw-la the_o catholic_a faith_n and_o religion_n because_o of_o the_o universality_n of_o it_o in_o all_o place_n and_o at_o all_o time_n for_o id_fw-la veer_fw-la catholicum_fw-la quod_fw-la