A declaration of Christ and of his office compiledA declaration of Christe and of his offyce compylyd

Caput VI. The third office of Christ is concerning his priesthood to offer sacrifice unto god and by the same to purge the world from sin.

Caput VI. The thyrd office of Christe is concerning his prysthade to offre sacrifice unto god and by the same to purge the worold from synne.

Paul Phillip. 2. saith that Christ humbled him self unto death, of the crosse ad Ebre. 2. he was made part taker of mans mortal nature, that by death he might destroy him ⟨image 40⟩that had the empery and dominion of death to say the devil. Johan calleth him the lam, that do the take away the sin of the world loan. 1. all the sacrifice of the old law were figures and types of this only sacrifice which was appointed by god to die and to suffer their and displeasure of god for the sin of man as though he him self were a sinner and had merry tid this displeasure, the greatness of this Ire, sorrow, confusion, ignominy and contempt, nether angel, nor man can express: his pains were so intolerable and his passion so dolorous, his deity so obedient with the fathers will, that it was not only à sacrifice, but also à just recompense, to satisfy for all the world solely and only as Christ taught Nicodemus Joan. 3. as Paul Ebre. 7. 8. 9. 10. Esa. 53. and so all the prophets and patriarchs: and such â sacrifice as once for all sufficeth ⟨image 41⟩Ebre. 7. these too offices of Christ should never be out of remembrance They declare the infinite mercy of god and likewise his indifferent and equal justice unto all creatures without respect of persons. The token of his mercy may be known in this that he would not that all man kind should be lost, though in Adam, all deserved eternal death he opened his mercy unto Adam not only by word but also by the fire that descended upon his sacrifices and his sons so to Abraham, then to the world by the incarnation and death of his only son, the promise of grace and the promise of ever lasting lief unto such as repent and believe in him. The signs of his Ire and displeasure unto man is this that he would not accept man again into his favour, for no penance, no sorrow, no trouble, no adversity, no weeping no wailing,