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And it is to be noted, that he speaketh of nothing here, but of the death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. For first of all, it can not be otherwise, but that the Jews must needs understand that Jesus Christ was the Son of God. And this is it whereby Saint Peter meaneth to prove it, in that which he here propoundeth. Now, there are two things, which we are to understand of Jesus Christ.

And it is to be noted, that hée speaketh of nothing here, but of the death, and resurrection of Iesus Christ. For first of all, it can not be otherwise, but that the Iewes must néedes vnderstand that Iesus Christ was the Sonne of God. And this is it whereby Saint Peter meaneth to proue it, in that which hée héere propoundeth. Nowe, there are two thinges, which we are to vnderstand of Iesus Christ.

The first is, That we must needs believe, that he is the Messiah, to wit, the anointed of the Lord, promised in the law, and the very same, of whom the Prophets have written: and that it is he who suffered death for our redemption: and yet was not overcome of it, but gloriously rose again, triumphing over all his enemies. And thus much for the first point. Now, for the second, when as we know that Jesus Christ dyed for us, we must needs acknowledge what he is, and the benefit which we are to receive by him: Here are then two things throughly to be considered of us: For, if we have to deal with a Jew, we must begin to instruct him in the principles of Christianity, and tell him that Jesus Christ was borne of the Virgin Mary, and that it was he whom God had promised them, and whom in very deed his predecessors had put to death: and that he appointed them the very time when he should come into the world. And besides, that he had given him a testimony that he was his Son, by approving it with the signs and miracles which he did in the middest of them: and likewise, that after he was ascended into heaven, he sent the holy Ghost, according to the saying which long ere that, was foretold. Thus must we deal with a Jew, to bring him to the knowledge of Jesus Christ.

The first is, That we must néedes beléeue, that he is the Messias, to wit, the annointed of the Lord, promised in the lawe, and the verie same, of whom the Prophets haue written: and that it is he who suffred death for our redemption: and yet was not ouercome of it, but gloriously rose againe, tryumphing ouer all his enemies. And thus much for the first point. Nowe, for the seconde, when as wée know that Iesus Christ dyed for vs, we must néedes acknowledge what hée is, and the benefit which we are to receiue by him: Here are then two thinges throughly to be considered of vs: For, if wée haue to deale with a Iewe, wée must begin to instruct him in the principles of Christianitie, and tell him that Iesus Christ was borne of the Virgine Mary, and that it was hée whom God had promised them, and whom in verie déede his predecessours had put to death: and that he appointed them the verie time when hée should come into the world. And besides, that he had giuen him a testimony that he was his Sonne, by approuing it with the signes and myracles which he did in the middest of them: and likewyse, that after he was ascended into heauen, he sent the holy Ghost, according to the saying which long ere that, was foretolde. Thus must we deale with a Iewe, to bring him to the knowledge of Iesus Christ.