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.

Testimonies out of the Prophetes and Apostles.

ISay 53. And he gaue his buriall, with the wicked, and with the rich in his death: albeit he had com∣mitted no iniquity, neither was there deceipt in his mouth. This prophesie was fulfilled, Ioh. 19. verses 38.39.40. where the Lord is buried by Ioseph of Arima∣thea. The figure of Ionas is applyed also to this by the Lord himselfe. Mat. 12. vers 39.40. And in the 13. of Marke, when Iesus was at Bethania, in the house of Sy∣mon the leper, when he was set downe a woman came hauinge an alabaster boxe of Spikenard very costly, and breakinge the boxe, shee powred it on his heade.

Nowe many disdained and were offended amongst them selues saying, to what end is this wast of the ointment? For this might haue beene solde for more, then three hundred pence, and giuen to the poore; and they raged against her: But Iesus saide, let her alone: why trou∣ble you her, shee hath wrought a good worke on mee. For the poore you shall haue alwaies with you, & when you will you may do them good, but mee you shall not haue. Shee hath done that shee could. For shee came afore hand to anoint my body to the burying. These thinges hath Marke. Where we see that the holy ghost by a secret instinct through that woman, hath in that same visible ointment, set before the eies of all, as it were a visible prophesie of the death and buriall of Christ.