But that we may the better know1 what sacrifices are, we will here unto add a few words. There are amongst the Christians chiefly, two kinds of sacrifices, the one propitiatory for the reconciliation and remission of sins, and the other of thanks giving, in which we exercise our faith, serve God, & give him thanks, both with words and deeds, for his benefits bestowed upon us. In the old Testament, the sacrifice propitiatory, was shadowed and figured by many figures, yet was there but one thing, which they all did signify, to wit, the body and blood of Christ offered on the cross. Wherefore, after that Christ came into the world, and remained here a certain time, that he might ⟨p. 105⟩offer his body and blood on the cross, for the remission of sins, he ordained •n his supper, the Sacrament of the ge•ing of his body, and the shedding of his •loud, calling it the cup of the New testament in his blood. Wherefore this Sacrament ought from hence forth on•• to be in stead of all the Sacraments of the Old testament which were figures, and to witness that as Christ by the Sacraments of the Old testament, was promised a saviour, so in the •ewe testament he is come, and hath performed it, and so by the sacrifice of his body and blood, hath taken away for ever, all the sins of the faithful: Wherefore, when our Lord would of••r2 himself upon the cross, and that […] hour was come in which he would ••liver up his spirit, & so by his death •ll sin, death, and hell, he cried with ••oud voice: It is finished. As who should ••y that sacrifice is now ended and fulfilled, in which all the figures and promises of the fathers are accomplished, […]ne freely pardoned, and eternal righteousness, is obtained unto everlasting ⟨image 116⟩life. And therefore so soon as our Lord was dead, and had in this sort offered up him self a sacrifice to God his heavenly father, the veil of the Temple rent in two pieces, great miracles were seen both in the living and in the dead, yea in heaven and in earth. And thus did the old Testament, the Levitical priesthood, and all the other Sacrifices take their end whereunto they were ordained.
But that we may the better knowe1 what sacrifices are, we will héere vnto adde a few words. There are amongst the Christians chéefely, two kindes of sacrifices, the one propiciatorie for the reconciliation and remission of sinnes, and the other of thāks geuing, in which we exercise our faith, serue God, & geue him thankes, bothe wyth wordes and déedes, for his benefits bestowed vpon vs. In the olde Testament, the sacrifice propitiatorie, was shadowed and figured by many figures, yet was there but one thing, which they all did signifie, to wit, the body and bloud of Christe offered on the crosse. Wherefore, after that Christ came into the world, and remained héere a certaine time, that he might ⟨p. 105⟩offer his body and bloude on the crosse, for the remission of sinnes, he ordained •n his supper, the Sacrament of the ge•ing of his body, and the shedding of his •loud, calling it the cuppe of the Newe •estament in his bloud. Wherfore this Sacrament ought from hence forth on•• to be in stead of all the Sacraments of the Olde testament which were figures, and to witnesse that as Christe by the Sacraments of the Olde testament, was promised a sauiour, so in the •ewe testament he is come, and hathe ••rformed it, and so by the sacrifice of his body and bloud, hathe taken away for euer, all the sinnes of the faythfull: Wherefore, when our Lord would of••r2 himselfe vppon the crosse, and that 〈…〉 houre was come in which he would ••liuer vp his spirite, & so by his deathe •ll sinne, death, and hell, he cried with ••oud voice: It is finished. As who shuld ••y that sacrifice is nowe ended and ful••lled, in which all the figures and pro•isses of the fathers are accomplished, 〈…〉ne fréely pardoned, and eternal righousnesse, is obtained vnto euerlasting
- 1Of the sacrifices of Christians.
- 2Christ is the only sacrifice that taketh away sin.Christ is the onely sacrifice that taketh avvay sinne.
