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

That nameth himself the most holy father and taketh upon him to sanctify all other men of therth as God's vicar and leave tenet. to absolve à poena & à culpa, to pull out of hell and ⟨image 69⟩send to heaven with his pardons Masses and other abominations where as Christ only and solely doth sanctify as it appeared Joan. 17. like wise by the title that Pilate gave him hanging upon the cross. With these words Jesus Nazarenus rex Judaeorū. This title declareth him to be both Moshia he saviour and Noser the protector and sanctifier of his church as Math. saith ca. 2. Nazareus uocabitur. This office of Christ doth abrogate all other things that mans constitutions attribute any holiness unto as be wychyd water Candles bows or any such Ethnic superstition. For only Christ sanctifieth and all holiness we must attribute unto him. As Johan said, Ecce agnus dei, qui tollit peccata mundi Johan. 1. behold the lam of god. To say destined and appointed by god to take away the sin of the world and to sanctify his church ⟨image 70⟩although baptism be à sacrament to be received and honourable used of all men yet it sanctifieth no man, and such as attribute the remission of sin unto the external sign doth offend. Johan Matth. 3. preached penitence in the desert and remission of sin in Christ, such as confessed there faults he marked and declared them to be of Christs church so that external baptism was but an in auguracion or external consecration of these that first believed and were cleansed of there sin as he declareth him self in the same place: Ego (inquit) baptizo aqua. I Christen with water as though he said: My baptism maketh No man the Better, inwardly it changeth no man. But I call and preach to the outward ere. I exhort unto penance. And such as say they do repent and would change the old sinful lief. I way showeth water, he that inwardly cleanseth is stronger ⟨image 70⟩then I. his grace it is only that purifieth the soul: I baptise in penance to say into à new lief. This new lief cometh not until such time as Christ be known and received. now to put on Christ, is to live à new lief. such as be baptised must remember, that penance and faith preceded this external sign and in Christ the purgation was inwardly obtained before the external sign was given. So that there is too kinds of baptism and booth necessary: