Fifty Godly and Learned Sermons (The Decades)

The death of Christ therefore is a ¹full satisfaction for our sins. But what I pray you should Christ avail us, if yet we should be punished for our offences. Therefore when we say, that he did bear all our sins in his body upon the Cross, what else do we mean I pray you, but that the Lord by death, that was not due unto him, took from us Gods vengeance, that it might not light on us to our punishment? Paul, as often as he maketh mention of our redemption made by Christ, is wont to name it [Greek or Hebrew], by which word he understandeth not, as the common sort do, redemption barely and simply, but the very price and satisfaction of redemption. Wherefore also he writeth, that Christ him self did give him self to be the [Greek or Hebrew] for us: that is to say, the price wherewith captives are redeemed from their enemies in the war. For that which we do commonly call ransoms, the Greeks do name [Greek or Hebrew]. So then that is [Greek or Hebrew] when man for man and life for life is redeemed. But upon them that are thus ransomed and set at liberty, there is no punishment afterward laid, by reason of the translation thereof from one to another. Furthermore, this is the new Covenant that God in his Christ hath made with us, that he will not remember our iniquities. But how could he chose but remember our iniquities, if he ceased not to punish them? So then, this remaineth not to be doubted of, that Christ our Lord is the full propitiation, satisfaction, oblation and sacrifice for the sins, I say for the punishment and the fault of all the world, yea and by him self alone: for in none other is any salvation: neither is there any other name given unto men whereby they must be saved.

The death of Christe therfore is a ¹full satisfaction for our sinnes. But what I praye you shoulde Christe auayle vs, if yet we shoulde be punished for oure offences. Therefore when we say, that he did beare all our sinnes in his bodye vpon the Crosse, what else doe we meane I praye you, but that the Lorde by death, that was not due vnto him, tooke from vs Gods vengeaunce, that it might not lighte on vs to our punishment? Paule, as often as he maketh mention of our redemption made by Christe, is wont to name it 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, by which worde he vnderstandeth not, as the common sort do, redemption barely and simply, but the very price and satisfaction of redemption. Wherefore also he writeth, that Christ him selfe did giue him selfe to be the for vs: that is to say, the price wherewith captiues are redéemed from their enimies in the warre. For that which we do commonly call raunsomes, the Gréekes do name . So then that is when man for man and life for life is redeemed. But vpon them that are thus raunsomed and set at libertie, there is no punishment afterwarde layd, by reason of the translation therof from one to another. Furthermore, this is the newe Couenaunt that God in his Christ hath made with vs, that he will not remember our iniquities. But howe could he chose but remember oure iniquities, if he ceased not to punishe them? So then, this remayneth not to be doubted of, that Christe our Lord is the full propitiation, satisfaction, oblation and sacrifice for the sinnes, I saye for the punishment and the faulte of all the world, yea and by him selfe alone: for in none other is any saluation: neyther is there any other name giuen vnto men whereby they must be saued.