A briefe and piththie summe of the Christian faith made in forme of a confession, vvith a confutation of all such superstitious errours, as are contrary therevnto. Made by Theodore de Beza. Translated out of Frenche by R.F.

24. The summe of the accomplishe∣ment of oure saluation in Iesus christ.

HE therfore came a down on earth for to drawe vs vp to heauen. He hath borne the paine dewe to our sins, clearly to discharge vs euen from the beginninge of his conception vnto his resurrectiō: c He hath fulfilled per∣fectly al righteousnes, for to couer our vnrighteousnesse, he hath declared d to vs all y^e wyl of God his father both by workes and also by words, to the end to shew vs the trew way of saluation. In fine, for 〈◊…〉〈◊…〉 whole & ful satisfaction

for our sinnes which he toke vpon him: he was bound e to vnbind vs: con¦dempned, for to delyuer vs: he suffred great and infinite shame, for to deliuer vs from all confusion: he was nailed f on the crosse for to fasten thereon our sinnes, he died g and sustained y^e curse and malediction which was dew to vs for to apease the wrath of god for euer by his onlye oblations made, hee was buried h to approue & verify his death and to vanquishe deathe euen to the house thereof, that is to say, euen to the graue wherin he felt no corruption, for to declare that euen in dying he had o∣uercome & vanquished death. He was raised againe in i tripūhe as a conque¦rer to y^e end that al our corruption be∣ing dead & buried we should be renu∣ed into a new spirituall & euerlasting life, & that therby the first death should be no more to vs a punishmēt dew for sinne, & as it were an entraunce into the second death, but cōtrariwise a fi∣nishing and ende of y^• death of our cor∣ruption,

and an entrance into eternal life. Finally he being raised afterward was conuersaunt here on earth by the space of fortie daies to confirm and ap¦proue his resurrectiō. He ascended vi∣sible & verily into heauen, where he is set on the right hande of god his father and hath taken possession m of his eter¦nal kingdom for vs and for our behoue for whose sake also he is y^e only medi∣atour n and aduocate o gouerning his church by his holy spirite vntil the nō∣ber of y^e elected of god his father be ac∣complished and fulfylled.

Notes

• a

  Ephe. 2, b
• b Math. 11, d 1, Pet. 2, d &. 3, c Esaye. 53. b.
• c

  Rom. 5, d Math. 3, d
• d

  Iohn. 15, e
• e

  Esaie. 53. a
• f

  Colos. 2. ••
• g

  Gala. 3. b.
• h

  Act. ••. c.
• i

  The 6 to the Roma∣nes and tho∣rovv••ut, al∣most in all S▪ pauls Epistles.
• Act. 3. a
• Iohn. 14. a
• 1. Timo, 2 Math. 28. d