A declaration of the true manner of knowing Christ crucified

Thirdly, the right knowledge of our selves ariseth of the knowledge of Christ crucified, in whom and by whom we come to know five special things of our selves. The first, how grievous our sins are, and therefore how miserable we are in regard of them. If we consider our offences in them-selves, and as they are in us, we may soon be deceived, because the conscience being corrupted often erreth in giving testimony, and by that means maketh sin to appear less then it is indeed. But if sin be considered in the death and passion of Christ, whereof it was the cause, and the vileness thereof measured by the unspeakable torments endured by the son of God: and if the greatness of the offence of man be esteemed by the endless satisfaction made to the justice of God, the least sin that is will appear to be a sin indeed, and that most grievous and ugly. Therefore Christ crucified must be used of us as a mirror or looking glass, in which we may fully take a view of our wretchedness and misery, and what we are by nature. For such as the passion of Christ was in the eyes of men, such is ⟨p. 24⟩our passion or condition in the eyes of God; & that which wicked men did to Christ, the same doth sin and Satan to our very souls.

Thirdly, the right knowledge of our selues ariseth of the knowledge of Christ crucified, in whome and by whome wee come to knowe fiue speciall things of our selues. The first, how grieuous our sinnes are, and therefore how miserable we are in regard of them. If wee consider our offences in them-selues, and as they are in vs, wee may soone be deceiued, because the conscience beeing corrupted often erreth in giuing testimony, and by that meanes maketh sinne to appeare lesse then it is indeede. But if sinne be considered in the death and passion of Christ, whereof it was the cause, and the vilenesse thereof measured by the unspeakable torments endured by the sonne of God: and if the greatnesse of the offence of man be esteemed by the endlesse satisfaction made to the iustice of God, the least sinne that is will appeare to be a sinne indeede, and that most grieuous and ougly. Therefore Christ crucified must be used of vs as a myrrour or looking glasse, in which we may fully take a viewe of our wretchednesse and misery, and what wee are by nature. For such as the passion of Christ was in the eyes of men, such is ⟨p. 24⟩our passion or condition in the eyes of God; & that which wicked men did to Christ, the same doth sinne and Satan to our very soules.