Joia. This authority is both plain & strong enough. Nor it can not be subverted, by any contradiction. But that thou mayest see, that we are not without authorities. Read the .v. to the Roma. and thou shalt understand, and perceive, that the virtue of the death of Christ, is abolished by you. And not as by one man (saith saint Paul) which had sinned, death did come: so is the gift of GOD. For judgement, did come, by one sin to condemnation, and the gift did come, to justify from many since. Do not these words, O Simon, ⟨image 78⟩prove, that Christ with his death, did not cleanse or purge only one sin, but all manner of since? But read all the whole chapter, and then, thou shalt understand it better.
Paul speaketh of Christ in the ii. chap. to the Colossians. after this manner: And you (saith he) when ye were dead thorough your since or in the prepuce or uncircumcision of your flesh, he hath quickened also with him forgiving unto us all our since. Because that in him doth inhabit all plenitude or perfection of God head corporally and ye are made perfect in him. Which thing, truly, could not be, if he had not washed us clean from all our since. But the contrary is evidently known, by the .x. chap to the Hebrews. He ⟨image 78⟩(saith saint Paul) one oblation being offered for since, sitteth everlastingly on the right hand of God the Father. For with one oblation, he hath made perfect for ever, them, that are sanctified .i. Joh. i. The blood of Christ, doth cleanse us, from all our since .i. Jo. ii. If any man doth sin, we have an advocate, before the father, that righteous Lord Jesus Christ. And he is the satisfaction for our since, and not only for our since, but for the since of all the world. If Christ did take away, only original sin, the testimony and authority of Jesus, is void. And again, if Christ dyed not for us, but for them only that were after him: what belongeth unto us, the death of Christ. Or why should ⟨image 79⟩we confess it, if it pertaineth nothing unto us? Doest thou not see yet, who are false Prophets, enemies of the cross of Christ, and subuersers of the Christen faith?
Ioia. This aucthoritie is bothe playne & strong inough. Nor it can not be subuerted, by any contradiction. But that thou mayest see, that we ar not without auctorities. Reade the .v. to the Roma. and thou shalt vnderstand, and perceyue, that the vertewe of the death of Christ, is abolyshed by you. And not as bi one mā (saith saynt Paul) which had sinned, death dyd come: so is the gyfte of GOD. For iudgement, dyd come, by one synne to condemnacion, and the gyfte dyd come, to iustify frō many synnes. Do not these woordes, O Symon, ⟨image 78⟩prooue, that Christ with hys death, dyd not clense or pourge onely one synne, but all maner of synnes? But reade all the whole chapiter, and then, thou shalte vnderstande it better.
Paule speaketh of Christ in the ii. chap. to the Collossen. after this maner: And you (sayth he) when yee were dead thoroughe youre synnes or in the prepucie or vncircumcisiō of yourflesh, he hath quykened also with him forgyuyng vnto vs all our synnes. Because that in him dothe inhabite all plenitude or perfection of God head corporally and ye are made perfect in him. Which thyng, truly, coulde not be, if he had not washed vs clene frō all our synnes. But the contrary is euidently knowen, by the .x. chap to the Hebrues. He ⟨image 78⟩(sayth saynt Paule) one oblacion beynge offered for synnes, sitteth euerlastīgly on the right hande of God the Father. For with one oblaciō, he hath made perfecte for euer, them, that are sanctified .i. Ioh. i. The blood of Christ, dothe clense vs, from all our synnes .i. Io. ii. If any man dothe synne, we haue an aduocate, before the father, that righteous Lorde Iesu Christ. And he is the satisfaction for oure synnes, and not onely for oure synnes, but for the synnes of all the worlde. If Christ dyd take away, onely original synne, the testimonye and aucthoritie of Iesu, is voyde. And agayne, if Christ dyed not for vs, but for them only that were after hym: what belongeth vnto vs, the death of Christ. Or why should ⟨image 79⟩we confesse it, if it perteyneth nothyng vnto vs? Doest thou not see yet, who are false Prophetes, enemyes of the crosse of Christ, and subuersers of the Christen fayth?
