Fifty Godly and Learned Sermons (The Decades)

And now, let us try whether that which we have said be taught in the ¹Scriptures, ye Christ before the judgement seat of God, when sentence of condemnation was to be pronounced against us for our offences, took our sins upon his own neck, and purged them by the sacrifice of his death upon the cross, and that God also laid upon Christ our fault and punishment, so that Christ alone is the only satisfaction & purging of the faithful. This doth the Apostle Paul teach most expressly, where he saith: Who shall lay any thing to the charge of Gods elect? It is God that justifieth. Who shall condemn? It is Christ that dyed yea rather it is he which is raised up, & is at the right hand of the father making intercession for us. And again he saith, Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law, while he was made the curse for us. For it is written, cursed be every one that hangeth on the tree, that upon the Gentiles might come the blessing of Abraham through Jesus Christ. &c. This did the Apostle teach out of the writings of Moses. And Moses in his books doth often times make mention, ye the sins are laid upon the heads of the beasts which were sacrificed. But those sacrifices bare the type or figure of the death and sacrifice of Christ. Isaiah also in his. 53. chapter saith expressly, He verily hath taken on him our infirmities, and born our pains, He was wounded for our iniquities, and smitten for our sins. For the pain of our punishment was laid upon him, and with his stripes ar• we healed. We all went astray like sheep, every one turned his own way, but the Lord hath thrown upon him all our sins. And immediately after, He hath taken away the sins of the multitude, and made intercession for the transgressors. Then these words I think, nothing can be brought more to the matter, or more fit for our present purpose. To this alludeth Saint Peter when he saith, The Lord him self bare our sins in his body upon the cross, that we being dead to sin may live to righteousness, by the sign of whose stripes we are made whole. Hereunto alluded S. John the forerunner of the Lord, when he said: Behold the Lamb of God that taketh away the sins of the world. Moreover the Apostle Paul beareth witness hereto saying:

And now, let vs trye whether that which we haue sayde be taught in the ¹Scriptures, ye Christ before the iudgement seate of God, when sentence of condemnation was to be pronounced against vs for our offences, tooke oure sinnes vpon his owne necke, and purged them by the sacrifice of his death vpon the crosse, and that God also layd vpon Christ our fault and punishmēt, so that Christe alone is the only satisfaction & purging of the faithful. This doth the Apostle Paule teach most expressely, where he sayth: Who shall lay any thing to the charge of Gods elect? It is God that iustifieth. Who shal condemne? It is Christ that dyed yea rather it is he which is raised vp, & is at the right hand of the father making intercession for vs. And againe he sayth, Christ redeemed vs from the curse of the lawe, while he was made the curse for vs. For it is written, cursed be euery one that hangeth on the tree, that vpon the Gentiles might come the blessing of Abraham through Iesus Christ. &c. This did the Apostle teach out of the writings of Moses. And Moses in his bookes doth often times make mention, ye the sinnes are laid vpō the heads of the beastes which were sacrificed. But those sacrifices bare the tipe or figure of the death and sacrifice of Christ. Esaias also in his. 53. chapter saith expresly, He verily hath takē on him our infirmities, and born our peines, He was wounded for our iniquities, and smitten for our sinnes. For the peine of our punishment was laid vpō him, and with his stripes ar we healed. We all went astraye like shepe, euery one turned his own way, but the Lord hath thrown vpon him all our sinnes. And immediatly after, He hath taken away the sinnes of the multitude, and made intercession for the transgressors. Then these wordes I think, nothing can be brought more to the matter, or more fit for our present purpose. To this alludeth Saint Peter when he sayth, The Lorde him selfe bare our sinnes in his body vpon the crosse, that we being dead to sinne may liue to righteousnes, by the signe of whose stripes we are made whole. Herevnto aliuded S. Iohn the forerunner of the Lorde, when he sayde: Beholde the Lambe of God that taketh awaye the sinnes of the worlde. Moreouer the Apostle Paule beareth witnesse hereto saying: