440

Wolf.

for  oure  redempcion.  We  deserved  punnysshement  and  death,
j.  Pe.  nj.  and  he  which  never  committed  offence  soffered  it.  tlie
rightous,  for  the  vnrightous.  and  that  on  the  crosse  vnder  Pons
Pilate,  at  that  tyme  b'eynge  the  Emperours  debite  of  Rome
in  Jerusalem.  For  the  power  and  authorite  of  Jury  1  was  taken
genn.  iiix.  awaye,  accordynge  to  Jacobs  prophecy.  Insomoche  that
Psai.  ij.  they  had  no  more  power  to  iudge  eny  man  to  death.  Wherfore
  to  accomplesshe  the  prophecy,  the  hethen  holpe  to  condempne
Coi.  ij.  hym,  and  that  to  the  moste  shamfullest  death  possible,
that  is  of  the  crosse.  Wlierby  he  losed  vs  from  shame  and  also  death,
j.  Pet.  ij.  leavynge  vs  and 2  ensample  to  folowe  bis  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.  Yiij.  mediatoure  of  the  newe  testament.  That  [fol.  18*.]  as
Ebr.  ix.  sone  as  his  death  was  full  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  ma<(e  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
the  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.3  xvi.  that  all  his  therby  sliuld  be  delivered  both  from  death
Act.  ij.  also  hell.  So.  How  cannst  tliou  be  fre  from  death,  seynge
thou  arte  a  manne,  and  scripture  affirmeth  that  all  men  must
once  dye?  Fa.  Though  Christen  menne  shlepe  in  the  lorde.  yett
Heb.  ix.  dye  they  not,  for  the  soule  departynge  out  of  this
wretched  boddy  entreth  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

1  Jewry.  2  av.  3  Psal.  4  Mat.