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.

The fourth fruite.

FOrasmuch as the faithfull are members of Christe making intercession for them in high glorie, he doth not onely through his intercession make their sufferinges holie, but al∣so glorious in the sight of God, Psal. 116. verse 15. Pretious in the sight of God is the death of his meeke ones. Also in the Psal. 56. verse 9. and Philip. 2. verse 17. Yea and though I be offered vp vpon the the sacrifice and seruice of your faith, I am glad, and reioyse with you all. For the same cause also be yee glad and reioyce with me. Therfore the suffrings of the Church are wonderfully sanctified and made glorious, through this high Bishop ma∣king intercession in glorie. To be short, what soeuer things were plainely and magnificently instituted of God, concerning the priesthoode of the olde Testament, and the sacrifices, and were done according to that spirituall patterne y^t was shewed to Moses in the mount, we haue y^e full truth and perfect fruit to euerlasting conso∣lation in the priesthod of Christ: not only as he administred it in humilitie, w^t so great power, y^t by one oblation he made perfect for euer those

that were sanctified: but also in that he liueth alwayes to this end, to make intercession for vs, and so bringeth to passe, that we alwayes en∣ioye the fruite of his sacrifice, and the trueth of all those thinges which were promised of God by the figures of the olde Testament. Therefore when we read the Scriptures of the olde Testa∣ment, we ought to lift vp our mindes hither: I say to this priest, perfourming that vnto vs eue∣rie moment in high glorie, that God had pro∣mised by the mouth of the prophetes, and by those visible ceremonies. For what so euer thinges are written, they are written for our learning, Rom. 15.4. For example sake, Exod. 39. that the high priest did beare vpon his shoul∣ders the names of the tribes, and did beare those twelue pretious stones before his brest entring into the sanctuarie, in remembrance of those twelue tribes of Israel, that Christ executeth at this day with great glorie: He hath vs the true Israel alwayes in his brest and fresh memorie before the sight of God as pretious stones. To be short we shal knowe and perceaue the full fruite of the exaltation of Christ in his Priest∣hood in euerlasting life with wonderful admi∣ration, when in presence we shall beholde that same exaltation of our high priest in glorie: euen as the high priest himselfe prayed Ioh. 17. Father, those that thou hast giuē vnto me, I wil y^t they be with me where I am, that they may beholde that same glorie which thou hast giuen vnto me.