Certain sermons preached before the Queens Majesty, and at Pauls crossCertaine sermons preached before the Queenes Maiestie, and at Paules crosse

Let us remember Christ was forsaken, scorned, buffeted, crucified, and left upon the cross: he was a worm and no man, a reproach among men. Nature it self yearned and yielded at the sight hereof. The whole land grew dark, the earth did quake, the sun lost his light, the powers of heaven were moved, the rocks were cloven, the veil of the temple rent, the thief repented, & said, Lord remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom: the centurion glorified God, and said, of a surety this man was just.

Let vs remember Christ was forsaken, scorned, buffeted, crucified, and left vpon the crosse: he was a worme and no man, a reproch among men. Nature it selfe yearned and yelded at the sight hereof. The whole lande grewe darke, the earth did quake, the sunne lost his light, the powers of heauen were moued, the rockes were clouen, the vaile of the temple rent, the thiefe repented, & said, Lorde remember me when thou cōmest into thy kingdome: the centurion glorified God, and said, of a suretie this man was iust.

Where is the power of Christs death now? Where is the force and power of his word? By these means he speaketh to thee, and calleth, saying, Behold, O man, thus have I sought thee: these things I suffer for thy sake, that thou shouldest eat my flesh, and drink my blood, & be made one with me: that thou mightest come into me, and I into thee. I have made thee a member of my body, bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh. Thou that wallowest in thy sins, thou Sodoma, and Gomorrah, thou child of destruction, which hast rejoiced in my shame, and ⟨image 167⟩art not moved with the pains which I have suffered, what might I do for thy sake, to save thee, that I have not done? What might I suffer, and have not endured it? O be a partner of my death, that thou matest have part in my resurrection.

Where is the power of Christs death now? Where is the force and power of his word? By these meanes he speaketh to thee, and calleth, saying, Beholde, O man, thus haue I sought thee: these things I suffer for thy sake, that thou shouldest eate my flesh, and drinke my blood, & be made one with me: that thou mightest come into mee, and I into thee. I haue made thee a member of my bodie, bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh. Thou that wallowest in thy sinnes, thou Sodoma, and Gomorrah, thou childe of destruction, which hast reioysed in my shame, and