Two Godly and notable sermons preached by the excellent and famous clerk, master John…Tvvo Godly and notable sermons preached by the excellent and famous clarke, master Iohn…

And where as it is here spoken of the appearing of Jesus Christ,¹ we must refer that to the gospel, because saint Paul concludeth herewith that through the gospel he brought life and immortality to light. For how appeared Jesus Christ unto us? As he appeareth every day. But yet saint Paul would not darken those things that the scripture setteth forth for the assurance of our salvation which is laid up in Jesus Christ. It is not said in one word, that Jesus Christ is our saviour, that he was sent as the lieutenant of god his father. No? no? It is said, that he was sent as the² mediator, which hath reconciled us by the sacrifice of his ⟨image 42⟩death: He was sent us,³ as the lamb without spot, to purge and make satisfaction for all our debts: He is our pledge, to deliver us⁴ from the condemnation of death, wherein we were: He is⁵ our justice, our advocate, which maketh intercession in our name:⁶ which will bring to pass, that our prayers shall be heard of god: which is the band of concord between god and us: which hath obtained for us, that which appertained not unto us by nature. For all these qualities must we attribute to Jesus Christ, if we will effectually know how he appeared. For if we should but simply take the gospel, and not have regard to the substance therein contained: that were enough to overthrow ⟨image 42⟩all, and in effect, we should make of Jesus Christ but as it were a shadow. For if we say, that Jesus Christ hath appeared to be our saviour, without mention making of that which he suffered for our salvation, and declare not how we have ben⁷ reconciled into the favour of god his father through and by his means: that we