The sermons of M. John Calvin, upon the Epistle of S. Paul too the…The sermons of M. Iohn Caluin, vpon the Epistle of S. Paule too the…

We have seen this morning, how S. Paul hath told unto such as were erst without hope of salvation, that they were so much the more bound unto God for his calling of them too be of the number of his children, seeing it was not a common and ordinary thing, nor a thing that was looked for. On the other side he did also beat down all pride, too the intent that the Jews might not think in themselves, that the privilege of adoption was of their own purchasing, nor vaunt themselves though God had preferred them before all the rest of the world. And now going forward still with the same matter, he sayeth, that we were reconciled, as well the one side as the other, by the death of Jesus Christ, and that in so doing he hath knit us together into one body, putting all enmity too death by his cross. This serveth too express better the thing that we have seen already. He had said that we must come unto God by the means of our Lord Jesus Christ: for without him we be all a far of, as well Jews as Gentiles, because we be all sinners, and God in an enemy too us, till his wrath be appeased towards us. Now S. Paul showeth, that that is done by his bearing of our sins upon his cross. For it is by his obedience, that all our iniquities are put away, and it is by his sacrifice, that our sins are washed away.

WEe haue seene this morning, how S. Paul hath told vntoo such as were erst without hope of saluation, that they were so much the more bound vntoo God for his calling of them too bee of the number of his children, seeyng it was not a common and ordinarie thing, nor a thing that was looked for. On the other syde he did also beate downe all pryde, too the intent that the Iewes myght not thinke in themselues, that the priuiledge of adoption was of their owne purchacing, nor vaunt themselues though God had preferred them before all the rest of the world. And now goyng foreward still with the same matter, he sayeth, that wee vvere reconcyled, as vvel the one syde as the other, by the death of Iesus Christ, and that in so dooyng he hath knit vs toogither intoo one body, putting all enmitie too death by his crosse. This serueth too expresse better the thing that wee haue seene already. He had sayd that wee must come vntoo God by the meanes of our Lord Iesus Christ: for without him wee bee all a farre of, as well Iewes as Gentyles, bycause wee bee all sinners, and God in an enemye too vs, till his wrath bee appeazed towardes vs. Now S. Paule sheweth, that that is done by his bearing of our sinnes vppon his crosse. For it is by his obedience, that all our iniquities are put awaye, and it is by his sacrifyzce, that our sinnes are washt away.