PHIL. Ye say trueth. This is understood ⟨image 64⟩of the corporal sight of 1Christ. They desired so greatly the redemption of Israel, that they evermore wished the coming of Christ in the flesh, as we may perceive in the Prophet Isaiah, where we 2read these words: Send forth O LORD, that lamb the ruler of the earth out of the rock of the desert unto the mount of the daughter of Zion. Again, would God thou wouldest cleave asunder the heavens and come down. They desired in 3deed very greatly to see Christ with their corporal eyes, but yet did they see him none otherwise than with the eyes of their faith, inasmuch as he was not t•an borne, but only 4promised of God the father, and shadowed by divers ceremonies of the old law. For as saint Paul 5saith, all our fathers were under a cloud. Therefore inasmuch as they did faithfully believe in Christ ⟨image 64⟩and hope to be saved by his most blessed passion, although they did not see him with their corporal eyes, yet was he unto them a Saviour, a redeemer, a perfect satisfaction, so that by him they even at the time had gotten the victory over 6sin, death and hell.
PHIL. Ye saye trueth. This is vnderstonded ⟨image 64⟩of the corporallsyght of 1Christ. They desyred so greatly the redempcion of Israell, yt they euermore wyshed the cōmyng of Christ in the flesshe, as we maye perceyue in the Prophette Esaye, where we 2read these wordes: Sende forth O LORDE, that lambe the ruler of the earth oute of the rocke of ye deserte vnto the mount of the doughter of Syon. Agayne, woulde God thou wouldest clyue asunder the heuēs and come downe. They desyred in 3dede very greatly to se Christ with theyr corporall eyes, but yet dydde they se him none otherwyse thā wt the eyes of theyr fayth, in asmuche as he was not t•an borne, but only 4promised of God the father, and shadowed by diuers ceremonies of the olde lawe. For as saynte Paule 5sayth, all oure fathers were vnder a clowde. Therfore in asmuche as they dyd faythfully beleue ī Christ ⟨image 64⟩and hope to be saued by his mooste blessed passion, althoughe they dyd not se hym with theyr corporal ey es, yet was he vnto them a Sauyour, a redemer, a perfecte satisfaccion, so that by hym they euen at ye tyme had gotten the victorye ouer 6synne, death and hell.
- 1Mathe well.
- 2Esa. xvi.
- 3Esa. lxiiii.
- 4Gen. iii. Eco. xvi. xvi. •ii. Num. xxi.
- 5[…]. Cor. x.〈…〉. Cor. x.
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