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for oure redempcion. We deserved punnysshement and death, 

 j. Pe. iij. and he wliicli never committed offence sofFered it. the 

 rightous^ for the vnrightous. and that ou the Crosse vnder Pons 

 Pilate, at that tyme beyng-e the Emperours debite of Rome 

 in Jerusalem. For the power and authorite of Jury ' was taken 

 genn. xiii. awayo, accordyngc to Jacobs prophecy. Insomoche that 

 Psai. ij. they had no more power to iudge eny man to death. Wher- 

 fore to accomplesshe the prophecy, the hethen holpe to condempne 

 Coi. ij. hym, and that to the moste shamfullest death possible, 

 tliat is of the Crosse. W herby he losed vs from shame and also death, 

 ,j. Pet. ij. leavynge vs and 2 ensample to folowe his fote steppes. That 

 is to saye that we shulde crucify oure olde Adam, with his carnall 

 desyres. And therfore dyed he through his fathers obedience, 

 offerynge hym silfe throwe the eternall sprete, with outen spott 

 vnto god allmyghty, with his bloudde to pourge oure consciences 

 from ded workes. Wherfore in lyke maner he became the 

 Ebr. viij. mediatoure of the newe testament. That [fol. 18".] as 

 Ebr. ix. sone as his death was füll ended for oure transgressions 

 of the fyrst testament. they which wer called myght receve 

 the promes of eternall inheritaunce. For asmoche as god the 

 ij. Co. iij. father hathe made hym to be synne (for vs) which 

 knewe no synne that we by hym shulde be that rightousnes 

 whiche before god is alowed. For doutlesse he dyed after 

 tlie same maner that we deye, and was buried. wherfore it 

 becommeth vs to deye and to be buryed with hym also. And 

 that can we not do, excepte we forsake all flesshely workes, 

 and sofFre god only to worke in vs. For this is the halowynge 

 of the Saboth daye which fyrst after this lyfe shalbe fulfild. He 

 descended downe to hell (as clerly apereth by the scripture, 

 Tsai.' xvi. that all his therbv shuld be delivered both from death 

 Act. ij. also hell. So. How cannst thou be fre from death, seynge 

 thou arte a manne, and scripture aflirmeth that all men must 

 once dye? Fa. Though Christen menne shlepe in the lorde. yett 

 ueb. ix. dye they not, for the soule departynge out of this 

 wretched boddy entroth immediatly into grett ioye and rest, so 

 wat.* xxij. remaynynge vntill that oure lorde shall awake it agayne. 

 Christ is oure lyfe in whom yf we dwell , withouten dout 



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