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…

But let us come too the mean that I spake of. He sayeth, that our Lord Jesus Christ hath washed us. No doubt but this is too be referred too his death and passion. For how could we appear before God as it were with our countenances upright, but that our sins are done away by the sacrifice that was offered too set us at one with God. Then until we be washed and scoured clean by the blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, we be fouler before God than any leper: ⟨image 303⟩we be full of all manner of filth and infection: and too be short, all that we can bring shall but provoke Gods wrath, and the virtues that men esteem greatest, shall be but loathsomeness. Therefore we must embrace the sacrifice whereby our Lord Jesus Christ hath reconciled us too God his father, and his blood must flow down upon our souls, too cleanse us from our filthiness and spots. Nevertheless it is not without cause that Saint Paul sets us down baptism here, not that we be made clean by that: neither was it his meaning too turn us aside from the death and passion of our Lord Jesus Christ. But forasmuch as we be dust and gross, and understand not the spiritual benefits so well as were requisite: therefore Saint Paul conforming him self too our rudeness and infirmity, hath showed us here our washing by a visible sign. That we may the better profit our selves by this manner of speech, let us consider too what end baptism was ordained, and whereto it serveth. When our Lord Jesus Christ commanded us too be baptized in his name, meant he too turn away our faith from his bloodshed? Meant he that baptism should take the room of his death and passion, to perform the office of our salvation: No surely. For Baptism is but on Incum and an appendant too the death and passion of our Lord Jesus Christ: and if it did not direct us thither, certainly it were but a trifling Ceremony. As much is too be said of the Lords Supper. When we c•me too […] the bread and wine, which are the pledges of the body and blu• of our Lord Jesus Christ, although that in that supper we be truly fed with the meat and drink, whereof mention is […] in the sixth of Saint John (that is to wit, that our Lord Jesus Chri•• maketh us partakers of the truth of his own substance, too the end that his life should be common unto us):

But let vs come too the meane that I spake of. He sayeth, that our Lord Iesus Christ hath washed vs. No dout but this is too bee referred too his death and passion. For how could wee appeere before God as it were with our countenances vpryght, but that our sinnes are done away by the sacrifyze that was offered too set vs at one with God. Then vntill wee bee wasshed and scoured cleane by the blud of our Lord Iesus Christ, wee bee fowler before God than any leapar: