THIS is the great comfort of them, that be in the pangs of death; which comforteth and lifteth up the fearful minds: that is, that Christ hath utterly abolished death, taken away sin, and that surely through Christ, they shall obtain remission of sin, be reputed righteous, ⟨image 72⟩and have everlasting life. Therefore Christ, the promised seed, the Son of god, came down from heaven, and became man: by his cross, death, and resurrection, hath saved us, and delivered us from eternal death: and he payed for us all our debt, as it is written in the epistle to the Hebrews: Ones he is offered,1 that he should take away the since of many. Also,2 He hath ones suffered for our since. And,3 The blood of Jesus Christ hath made us clean from all our sin. And,4 Thou shalt call his name Jesus. for he shall save his people from their since. Also,5 That through death he should put away him, which had rule over death, that is the devil, that he might deliver them, which all their life were brought ⟨image 73⟩in bondage, through fear of death. For verily he hath delivered us from the power of Sin, that it should not kill us: from the power of death, that it should not condemn us: from the power of affliction, that it should not grieve us: from the power of the devil, that he should not destroy us: & hath restored us to justice, joy, life, and to the best and most mighty god, that is, he hath made us free men and partakers of god, which before were captives and bondmen to the devil. So our iniquities did cast us headlong into the deepness of hell, and there did drown and bury us: but god moved with mercy, hath caste all our iniquities upon the shoulders of his Son, delivering us all from sin death and hell, hath satisfied ⟨image 73⟩for us, which of god is made to us wisdom, justice, holiness,6 and redemption. Which hath given him self for our since, that he might deliver us from this present ill world: And under such form by Christ we be delivered from death sin and hell, that they utterly have no manner of right in us, nor can not destroy and damn us, As Hosea saith:7 I will deliver them from the hand, that is, from the power of hell, from death I will redeem them: O death, I will be thy death. O hell, I will be thy bit. Death,8 where is thy sting? Hell, where is thy victory?
THIS is the great comfort of them, that be in the painges of deathe; whiche comforteth and lyfteth vp the fearefull myndes: that is, that Christe hath vtterlye abolysshed deathe, takyn awaye synne, and that surelye throughe Christe, they shall obteyne remyssion of synne, be reputed ryghtuouse, ⟨image 72⟩and haue euerlastynge lyfe. Therfore Christ, ye promised sede, the sonne of god, came downe frō heuen, and became manne: by his crosse, deathe, and resorrection, hath saued vs, and delyuered vs from eternall deathe: and he payed for vs all our dette, as it is written in the epistle to the Hebrewes: Ones he is offered,1 that he shulde take awaye the synnes of manye. Also,2 He hath ones suffered for our synnes. And,3 The bloude of Iesu Chryst hath made vs cleane from all our synne. And,4 Thou shalte call his name Iesus. for he shall saue his people frome theyr synnes. Also,5 That through death he shulde put awaye hym, whiche had rule ouer death, that is the diuell, that he myght delyuer them, whiche all theyr lyfe were brougte ⟨image 73⟩in bondage, through feare of deth. For verylye he hath delyuered vs from the power of Synne, that it shulde not kyll vs: frome the power of deathe, that it shoulde not condemne vs: from the power of affliction, that it shulde not greue vs: from the power of the dyuell, that he shoulde not destroye vs: & hath restored vs to iustice, ioy, lyfe, and to the beste and mooste myghty god, that is, he hath made vs fre men and partakers of god, whiche before were captyues and bondmen to the deuyl. So our iniquities dyd cast vs hedlynge into the depenesse of hell, and there did drowne and bury vs: but god moued with mercy, hath caste all our iniquities vpō the shulders of his sonne, delyuerynge vs all frome synne deathe and hell, hath satisfyed ⟨image 73⟩for vs, whiche of god is made to vs wysedome, iustice, holynes,6 and redemption. Whiche hath giuen hym selfe for our synnes, that he myghte delyuer vs frome this present yll world: And vnder such forme by Christe we be delyuered frome deathe synne and hell, that they vtterlye haue noo maner of ryght in vs, nor can not destroye and damne vs, As Osee sayth:
- 1Hebr. 9.Hebre. 9.
- 21. Pet. 3.
- 31. Joh. 1.1. Ioh. 1.
- 4Matth. 1.
- 5Hebr. 2.
- 61. Cor. 1.
- 7Hosea. 13.Osee. 13.
- 81. Cor. 15.
