Fifty Godly and Learned Sermons (The Decades)

In the third point of this article, we do expressly declare the manner of his death, For we add: He was crucified and dyed on the Cross. But the death of the Cross as it was most reproachful, so also was it most bitter or sharp to be suffered, yet took he that kind of death upon him, that he might make satisfaction for the world, and fulfil that, which from the beginning was prefigured, that he should be ham ged on the tree. Isaac was laid on the pile of wood to be offered up in sacrifice. Moses also stuck the Serpent on the stake of wood, and lift it up to be beheld. And the Lord himself said: I, when I shall be lift up from the earth will draw all men unto me. Finally he dyed on the Cross giving up his Ghost to God. For he dyed verily and in deed, as you shall straightway perceive. Where I have briefly to declare unto you, what the fruit of Christ his death is. First we were accursed because of sin: he therefore took our curse upon himself, being lift up upon the Cross, to the end he might take our curse away, and that we might be blessed in him. Then also the heritage bequeathed to us by Will, could not come unto us, unless he which bequeathed it did dye. But God bequeathed it: who, that he might die, became man and dyed according to his humane nature, to the end that we might receive the heritage of life. In an other place again Paul saith. Him that knew not sin, did God make sin for us, that we by him might be made the righteousness of God. Our Lord therefore became man, by the sacrifice of himself to make satisfaction for us, On whom, as it were upon a Goat for sin offering, when all the sins of the whole world were gathered together and laid, he by his death took away and purged them all: so that now the only sacrifice of Christ hath satisfied for the sins of the whole world. And this verily is the greatest commodity of Christ his death taught every where by the ⟨p. 65⟩Apostles of Christ. Next after that also the death of Christ doth teach us patience, and the mortification of our flesh: yea Christ by the participation of himself doth by his Spirit work in us that sin may not reign in us. Touching which thing the Apostle Paul teacheth many things in the sixth Chapter to the Romans. The Lord in the Gospel saith:

In the thirde point of this article, wée do expreslye declare the maner of his death, For wée adde: Hée was crucifyed and dyed on the Crosse. But ye death of the Crosse as it was most reprochfull, so also was it most bitter or sharpe to be suffred, yet tooke hée that kinde of death vppon him, yt hée might make satisfaction for the worlde, and fulfill that, which from the beginning was prefigured, that he should be hā ged on the tree. Isaac was layde on the pile of woode to be offered vp in sacrifice. Moses also stuck the Serpent on the stake of woode, and lift it vp to be behelde. And the Lord himself said: I, when I shalbe lift vp from the earth will draw all men vnto mee. Finally hée dyed on the Crosse géeuinge vp his Ghoste to God. For hée dyed verily and in déede, as you shall streightway perceiue. Where I haue briefly to declare vnto you, what the fruite of Christe his death is. First wée were accursed because of sinne: hée therfore tooke our curse vppon himselfe, beinge lyft vp vppon the Crosse, to the end he might take our curse away, and that wée might be blessed in him. Then also the heritage bequeathed to vs by Will, could not come vnto vs, vnlesse hee which bequeathed it did dye. But God bequeathed it: who, yt hée might die, became mā and dyed according to his humane nature, to the ende that wée might receiue the heritage of life. In an other place againe Paule sayth. Him that knewe not sinne, did God make sinne for vs, that wee by him mighte bee made the righteousnes of God. Our Lorde therefore became man, by ye sacrifice of himself to make satisfaction for vs, On whō, as it were vppon a Goate for sinne offring, when all the sinnes of the whoale worlde were gathered together and layd, hée by his death tooke awaye and purged them all: so that nowe the onely sacrifice of Christ hath satisfied for the sinnes of the whole world. And this verily is the greatest comoditie of Christ his death taught euery where by the