Fifty Godly and Learned Sermons (The Decades)

Let no man, saith the Lord, be in the tabernacle of appointment when he goeth in to make sacrifice in the Sanctuary, until he do come out again. For no man must be joined to Christ in finishing the work of our salvation and redemption. For he alone is the Saviour, he alone hath trod the press, and he alone was crucified for us. The Patriarchs, prophets, apostles, martyrs, and all other creatures are utterly excluded, from having any thanks for our redemption and salvation. Christ alone remaineth the saviour and redeemer of the world. To attribute our salvation to creatures, to our own works, and our own merits, is to admit creatures with the high priest into the tabernacle, and to incur the indignation, that is, the terrible curse of the almighty, true, and everliving God. For by the Jewish high priest is prefigured to us Christ our Saviour, who, as the Apostle Paul saith, hath a priesthood, which by succession cannot go from him to any other. Now Aaron did take a bullock for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering of his own, and of the people he took two he goats. Therefore Christ our Lord the true and only priest of his church, did offer for us the thing that he took of us, to wite, the substance of our flesh. There is added also that Aaron (by which name we understand every one that was the high priest among the people of God) when he went about to sacrifice, did clothe him self with the usual and common garments of the other priests (I mean such as the other priests were wont to wear) saving only that they were holy and without spot.

Let no man, saith the Lorde, be in the tabernacle of appointment when he goeth in to make sacrifice in the Sanctuarie, vntil he do come out againe. For no man must be ioyned to Christ in finishing the woorke of our saluation and redemption. For he alone is the Sauiour, hee alone hath trode the presse, and he alone was crucified for vs. The Patriarches, prophets, apostles, martyrs, and all other creatures are vtterly excluded, from hauing any thankes for our redemption and saluation. Christe alone remaineth the sauiour and redéemer of the worlde. To attribute our saluation to creatures, to oure owne workes, and our owne merites, is to admitt creatures with the high prieste into the tabernacle, and to incurre the indignation, that is, the terrible curse of the almightie, true, and euerliuing God. For by the Iewishe high prieste is prefigured to vs Christe our Sauiour, who, as the Apostle Paule saith, hath a priesthood, which by succession cannot goe from him to any other. Nowe Aaron did take a bullocke for a sinne offeringe, and a ramme for a burnt offering of his owne, and of the people he tooke two he goates. Therefore Christ our Lorde the true and only priest of his church, did offer for vs the thing that he tooke of vs, to wite, the substance of our fleshe. There is added also that Aaron (by which name wée vnderstande euery one that was the high prieste amonge the people of God) when hee went about to sacrifice, did cloath him selfe with the vsuall and common garmentes of the other priestes (I meane such as the other priestes were wont to weare) sauing onely that they were holye and without spot.