Divers sermons of Master John Calvin, concerning the divinity, humanity, and nativity of our…Diuers sermons of Master Iohn Caluin, concerning the diuinitie, humanitie, and natiuitie of our…

That he was afflicted by the hand of God: but it was for our transgressions. For if we look into the judgement of God, the death and passion of our Lord Jesus Christ shall be to us as an unprofitable thing, neither shall we receive any fruit or benefit thereby. For the principal point is, that we might be at an atonement with God, who is our enemy, until such time as our offences are buried, because that he who is the fountain of righteousness, cannot abide to love iniquity. And therefore, so long as he imputeth unto us our sins, & seeth what we are, he must needs be our judge: But when as Jesus Christ cometh between us & him, & speaketh for us, we are ⟨p. 108⟩then acceptable in the sight of God, because he hath made satisfaction for all our iniquities. For, the condemnation which our Lord Jesus Christ suffered, cannot be vain. Now, he, in very deed had committed no fault, neither was he guilty in any thing. And therefore he was condemned, that we might be pardoned:¹ for the which cause he is called the immaculate Lamb, which showeth, that he bear our burden. And for this cause also is it said, that his blood, is our washing: For we are abominable filthy & foul, until such time as the blood of our lord Jesus Christ cleanseth us. Wherefore, it is not for naught, that the Prophet bringeth us back to the consideration of Gods judgement, saying, That Jesus Christ was afflicted, that he might bear our condemnation. To be short, so often as we think for what cause it is, that the death & passion of our Lord Jesus Christ hath done us good, let every of us put himself over unto the judgement seat of God: and there we shall find that we are worthy of death. Now, what is the rigour of Gods judgement, & how horrible is his vengeance? Surely, it is even to swallow us up, & to cast us all down headlong into the bottomless pit of hell. Howbeit, because God spared not our Lord Jesus Christ, but laid the rigour of his judgement on him, & that he became our pledge, we may now be assured, that God will no longer pursue us, nor call us to any further reckoning, neither yet punish us according to our deserts and offences. And why so? Forsooth, because Jesus Christ hath clearly discharged us of them all.

That he was afflicted by the hande of God: but it was for our transgressiōs. For if we looke into the iudgement of God, the death and passion of our Lord Iesus Christ shal be to vs as an vnprofitable thing, neither shal we receiue any fruite or benefit thereby. For the principal point is, that we might be at an attonement wt God, who is our enemy, vntil such time as our offences are buried, because that he who is the fountain of righteousnes, cannot abide to loue iniquitie. And therefore, so long as he imputeth vnto vs our sins, & seeth what we are, he must néeds be our iudge: But when as Iesus Christ cōmeth betwéene vs & him, & speaketh for vs, we are