Volume II Part 11 (1/2)
[Sidenote: Joan. 10.]
[Sidenote: Joan 1.]
[Sidenote: Joan 20.]
[Sidenote: Esai. 53.]
For that samyn Eternall G.o.d, and Father, quha of mere mercy elect.i.t us in Chryst Jesus his Sone, befoir the fundatioun of the warld was laid, appoynt.i.t him to be oure Heid, our Brother, our Pastoure, and greit Bishop of oure Saullis. Bot becaus that the enmitie betwix the justice of G.o.d and our synnes was sick, that no flesche by it self could or mycht have atteanit unto G.o.d, it behovit that the Sone of G.o.d sould discend unto us, and tak him selff ane body of oure body, flesche of oure flesche, and bane of oure baneis, and sua became[226] the perfyte Mediatour betwix G.o.d and man; giffing power to sa mony as beleif in him to be the sonis of G.o.d, as him selff dois witnesse--”I pas up to my Father and unto your Father, to my G.o.d and unto your G.o.d.” By quhilk maist halie fraternitie, quhatsoever we have lost[227] in Adam is restoirit to us againe. And for this cause ar we not effrayit to call G.o.d our father, not samekill in that he hes creat.i.t us,[228]
(quhilk we have common with the reprobat,) as for that he hes gevin to us his onlie Sone to be our brother, and gevin unto us grace to [acknawledge and] embrace him for oure onlie Mediatour, as befoir is said. It behovit farther, the Messias and Redeemer to [be] verray G.o.d and verray Man, becaus he was to underly[229] the punishment dew for oure transgressiouns, and to present him selff in the presence of his Fatheris jugement, as in oure persone, to suffer for our transgressioun and in.o.bedience, by death to ovirc.u.m him that was author of death. Bot becaus the onlie G.o.dheid could not suffer death, neyther could the onlie Manheid ovirc.u.m the same; he joynit baith togidder in ane persone, that the imbecilitie of the ane sould suffer, and be subject to death, (quhilk we haid deservit,) and the infinite and invincible power of the uther, to wit, of the G.o.dheid, sould tryumphe and purchese till us lyfe, libertie, and perpetuall victorie.
And so we confess, and maist undowtedlie beleif.
[226] In the old printed copies, ”become.”
[227] In the Acts 1567, ”have tint.”
[228] In the editions 1561, ”not so much because he hath created us.”
[229] In the London edition 1561, ”to beare upon him.”
CHRYSTIS DEATH, Pa.s.sIOUN, BURYALL, &C.--CAP. IX.
[Sidenote: Heb. 12.]
[Sidenote: Esai. 53.]
[Sidenote: Deut. 21.]
[Sidenote: Gal. 3.]
[Sidenote: Heb. 10.]
That our Lord Jesus Chryst offerrit him self ane voluntarie sacrifice unto his Father for us; that he sufferrit contradictioun of synneris; that he was woundit and plaigit for our transgressiouns; that he being the clene and innocent Lamb of G.o.d, was dampnit in the presence of an earthlie juge, that we mycht be absolvit befoir the tribunall seat of our G.o.d; that he sufferit not onlie the creuell death of the croce (quhilk was accursit be the sentance of G.o.d,) bot alssua that he sufferrit for a sea.s.sone the wrath of his Father, whilk synnaris had deservit. Bot yitt we avow, that he remaneit the onlie and weilbelovit and blissit Sone of his Father, evin in the myddis of his anguysche and torment, quhilk he sufferrit in body and saull, to mak the full satisfactioun for the synnis of his pepill.[230] Efter the quhilk, we confesse and avow, that thair remaneis na uther sacrifice for synnis; quhilk gif any affirme, we nathing dowt to avow that thay are blasphemaris against Chrystis death, and the everlesting purgatioun and sattisfactioun purchessit till us by the same.
[230] In the old printed copies, ”the people.”
RESURRECTIOUN.--CAP. X.
[Sidenote: Act. 2. 3.]
[Sidenote: Rom. 6.]
[Sidenote: Mat. 28.]
[Sidenote: Mat. 27.]
[Sidenote: Joan. 20. 21.]