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…

There is also another kind of righteousness, and that is the righteousness of Jesus Christ, for after we have been throughly examined and tried, we are sure to be found guilty of malice and wickedness, so that we must needs be afeard, because we feel God to be so armed in wrath against us, as that he doth nothing else but thunder out vengeance upon us to throw us down into the pit of hell. And therefore, when we are driven to this so great an extremity, behold how Christ granteth us a remedy to mitigate and assuage all our sorrows: which is this, he certifieth us, that he him self alone will be altogether sufficient to bring us the saving health which he hath purchased for us. Thus we see, that we are justified, by faith, wherefore we may perceive that the Prophet speaketh after the self same manner that Saint Paul spake, after his time, that is, he maketh us in the first place to come unto the death and passion of our Lord Jesus Christ, beholding him crucified for our sakes, and besides, that we are assured by the Gospel that whatsoever Jesus Christ did and suffered, belongeth and is to be applied to us at this day, because the Father would not have this his death to be unprofitable: but that it should be a Sacrifice full of power and effect, to fructify daily in us. And this is the sum of that which we have, to remember out of this place. But by the way, let us here note, that this knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ is no vain thing: as many, when the knowledge of the Gospel is told them of, understand it, for they think it sufficient, if they do but slightly conceive of that which is taught: but we are taught to take our Lord Jesus to be the only cause of our salvation.

There is also another kinde of righteousnesse, and that is the righteousnesse of Iesus Christ, for after wee haue bene throughlye examined and tried, we are sure to be founde guilty of malice and wickednesse, so that wée must needes bée afearde, bicause wee feele God to be so armed in wrath against vs, as that he doth nothing els but thunder out vengeance vpon vs to throw vs down into the pitte of hell. And therefore, when we are driuen to this so great an extremitie, beholde how Christ graunteth vs a remedy to mitigate and assawge all our sorrowes: which is this, he certefieth vs, that hée him selfe alone will be altogether sufficient to bring vs the sauing helth which he hath purchased for vs. Thus we sée, that wée are iustified, by faith, wherefore wée may perceiue that the Prophet speaketh after the selfe same manner that Saint Paul spake, after his time, that is, hee maketh vs in the first place to come vnto the death and passion of our Lorde Iesus Christ, beholding him crucified for our sakes, and besides, that wee are assured by the Gospell that whatsoeuer Iesus Christe dyd and suffered, belongeth and is to be applyed to vs at this day, because the Father would not haue this his death to be vnprofitable: but that it should bée a Sacrifice full of power and effect, to fruictifie dayly in vs. And this is the summe of that which wée haue, to remember out of this place. But by the way, let vs héere note, that this knowledge of our Lorde Iesus Christ is no vaine thing: as many, when the knowledge of the Gospell is tolde them of, vnderstande it, for they think it sufficient, if they doo but sleightly conceiue of that whiche is taught: but wée are taught to take our Lorde Iesus to be the only cause of our saluation.