Of the preparation to the crosse, and to deathe and of the comforte vnder the crosse and death, two bokes very fruictefull for deuoute people to rede, translated from latyn to englysshe, by Rycharde Tracy.

15 If the dyuell saye, thou arte a synner, and arte not graffed in Christe.

CHRISTE CAME into the worlde to make safe synners. For the deathe of Chryste hath sa∣tisfied for all synnes,* 1.1 through his strokes,* 1.2 are we all made safe. For he hath borne our synnes in his body.* 1.3 by whom we haue redempti¦on throughe his bloude. I came not to calle the ryghtuouse, but

synners. They whiche are hole,* 1.4 nede not the phisition. And if any doo synne, we haue an aduocate and spokesman to the father, Ie∣sus Christ. The godly haue synne also, but god imputeth it not.* 1.5 The sayntes do euer pray, Forgyue vs our trespaces. If we confesse,* 1.6 that we haue synnes, he is faithful and ryghtuouse to forgyue vs our sin∣nes, and to clense vs from all ini∣quytie. We haue many exaum∣ples. Marye Magdalyn, also Paule was a blasphemor, of the thiefe whiche went from extreame punishement to ioye, of zacharie. Matth. and Peter.

Notes

• * 1.1

  1. Tim. 1.
• * 1.2

  Esai. 53.
• * 1.3

  1. Pet. 2. Ephe. 1.
• * 1.4

  1. Ioan. 2.
• * 1.5

  Psal. 31.
• * 1.6

  1. Ioh. 1.