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A13809	A sermon preached the 26. day of May. 1584. in S. Maries Church in Shrewesbury before the right honorable the Earle of Leicester, accompanied with the Earle of Essex, the Lorde North, diuers knightes, gentle-men of worshypfull callyng, the worshipfull bayliues, aldermen and burgesses of the towne of Salop. By Iohn Tomkys publick preacher of Gods word there: now first published by the authour. Seen, perused, and allowed accordyng to her Maiesties iniunctions.	Tomkys, John.	1586 (1586)	STC 24110; ESTC S118479	38,851	98

playne tearmes the loue of the Sonne is proposed * 2. Of the sone The second example of this vnfayned sincere and free loue is God the Sonne a Ioh. 10.11 who as a good shepheard gaue his life for vs his sheepe b Rom. 5.6 who being iust 8. died for vs vniust who when as yet we were sinners 10. died for vs who whē we were Gods enimies reconciled vs vnto him by hys owne death that by hys life we being reconciled might be saued If therefore wee thus loue as Christ hath loued vs vnfaynedly sincerely and freely without all regarde of merite c Ephe. 5.2 then walke we in loue then are we followers of Gods as beloued children d Act. 11.26 we are called Christians of christ let vs resemble him in maners els are we our name notwithstanding monsters we take our selues to bee the Disciples of Christ let vs then learne to practise the precepte of Christ which he teacheth vs saying e Io. 13.34 A new commaundement giue I vnto you that ye loue one an other as I haue loued you that yee also loue one an other VVe would be all reputed the children of our father that is in heauē But a Mat. 5.45 he maketh his sunne to arise on the euill and the good and sendeth rayne ●n the iust and vniust Let vs then that we may be his children b Mat. 5.44 loue our ennimies blesse them that curse vs doe good to them that hate vs and pray for them that hurt and persecute vs. Let vs consider as Christ teacheth vs c Mat. 5.46 that if we loue them which loue vs we shall haue no revvard for the publicans do euen the same 47 And if vvee be friendly to our brethren onely vve doe no singuler thing for euen the Publicans do likevvise 48 But we must be perfect as our Father whiche is in heauen is perfect Neither can there be any precept fuller of equitie then this d Ephe. 5.2 Walke in loue euen as Christ hath loued vs Wherein it is required that we whiche are beloued of God in Christ should loue our brethren whom the Father loueth in the Sonne as tenderly as hee loueth vs. And thus haue I taught you my brethren folowing Paules steppes in this place by the example both of the Father and of the Sonne what manne● of loue God requireth at our handes that we may proue a Ephe. 5.1 followers of him as deare children * 2. By proof of this example Now foloweth in the texte the second way whereby Paule describet● the manner of loue by the practis● whereof wee become followers o● God when as hee sayth b Ephe. 5.2 And hat● giuen himselfe for vs to be an offering and a sacrifice of a sweet smelling sauour to God c Ephe. 5.2 Paul hauyng lastly proposed Christ himselfe vnto vs as a perfect paterne after the which we must fashion that our loue wherein wee must walke that wee may be found d Ephe. 5.2 followers of God as deare children forgetteth not to proue vnto vs the perfection of the paterne of our imitatiō I mean of the loue of christ by the excellent effecte whiche came thereof namely our full and perfect redemption e Heb. 9.25 wrought by the oblation of Christ heere mentioned The rule of Christ is f Mat. 7.17.12.33 Luc. 6.43.44 that the tree is knowne by the frute so that the bad fruit sheweth the tree to be bad and ●he good fruite sheweth the tree to ●ee good Then followeth it that ●he loue of Christ to vs-wardes is most perfect a Ioh. 3.16 the fruite whereof is ●ur saluation and euerlasting life yet ●till note beloued that the loue of Christ is here proposed vnto vs not ●o muche to bee contemplated al●hough it deserue a most reuerend cōtemplation as to be imitated But forsomuche as vnder this effecte of Christes loue b Ioh. 13.1 wherewith he loued vs vnto the end the worke of our whole ●edemption offereth it selfe to be considered it shall behoue me following my texte to deliuer the same vnto you as God shall inhable me more particularly * In our redemption wrought by a sacrifice 6. circumstances to bee-noted The effect of Christes loue towardes vs as I haue sayd c Ioh. 3.15 is our redemption and our redemption is wrought by a sacrifice and in this sacrifice as Paule here describeth it Sixe circumstances are to be considered The first who was the sacrificer The second How he sacrificed The third 14 what and of what kind the sacrifice was The fourth For whom it was sacrificed The fifth To whome it was sacrificed The sixt what effecte the sacrific● wrought VVhen I shall briefly hau● intreated seuerally of these six point● I will conclude and commit you ● the grace of God * 1. Christ is the sacrifice Man was created by GOD in the beginning a Gen. 1 26 after his image an● similitude b Ephe. 4 24. in righteousnesse and tr●● holinesse But alas through the fall ● Adam in Man the image and simil●tude of God is defaced and his rig●teousnesse and true holinesse is clea● blotted out c Ephe. 2.1.3 so that now vve are de● in our trespasses and sinns being by natu● the children of wrath d Rom 3 23 and depriued the glory of God Nowe let vs cons●der the mercy of God VVhen w● were not able by our owne pow● to deliuer oure selues from this v●speakable miserie phe 1 4 into the which th●rough sinne wee were fallen e Go● had deuised before the foundation of t●● world to restore vs to libertie by a● holye conciliation to bee made b●twene him and vs. But let vs co●sider how the case stoode God ke● his couenaunt which hee made with Man Man brake the couenant which hee made with God God the Creator was offended Man the Creature had offended God needed not to seeke a reconciliation with Man a Rom. 1.25 who of him selfe without Man is blessed Man durst not seeke a reconciliation with God who of him-selfe without God b Leu. 27 26 Gal. 3.10 is curssed * Two thinges in the Sacrificer to be noted 1 his Substance 2 his Office Who then might become a fitte mediatour of peace as wel in respect of his substance or person as of his function or office Behold the c Ro. 16.25 reuelation of the misterie vvhich vvas kept secret since the world began d 1. Cor. 2.7.8 euen the hid vvisedome vvhich God had determined before the vvorlde vnto our glorye vvhiche none of the Princes of this vvorld hath knovven * 1 The Sacrificer by his substāce or person is god man e Gal. 4 4.5 When the fulnesse of time vvas com God sent forth his sonne made of a vvoman made vnder the lavv that he might redeeme vs vvhiche vvere vnder the lavve that vve might receiue the addoption of

Sonnes This was a fit mediatour an apt reconcyler a conuenient daies-man betweene god and Man Christ being God hable to saue vs. For beeing a Mat. 1.23 god euen the b psal 2.7 Ioan. 3.16 Sonne of god hee durst presente him selfe before god his Father to intreat for Man c Phil. 2.6 as one vvhich thought it no robberie to bee equall vvith god * Christ beyng Man willyng to saue vs. And beeing d Matt. 1.18 Luc. 2.7 Man euen the Son of Marie the virgin was willing to reconcile Man vnto god e Heb. 4.15 as one which was touched with the feeling of our infirmities And so in the person of the atonement-maker was fulfilled the deuine prophecy of Esay saying f Esa 7.14 Mat. 1.23 Beholde a virgin shall bee with childe shall Beare a Son and they shall call his name Emanuell which is by interpretation god with vs. And this is hee which is the Sacrificer g Psal 2 7 Heb. 5.5 god with god and h Phil 2.7 Man with Man i Ion. 6.51 one Christ k Psal 2 7 the Sonne of god l Mat. 3 17. Mar. 1 11. the second person in the blessed Trinitie Nowe this much being spoken of the person and substaunce of the Sacrificer let vs nowe more neerely way who and how great hee is by the consideration of his Function and office * The Sacrificer by his function or Office is Christ so called for that he is 1 our Prophete 2 our Christ 3. our King None was found fit as yee haue heard to bee the Sacrificer to God for Man but the onely Sone of God who in respect of his function or office is called the Meshiah Christ the Annoynted This name the word of God attributeth a 1. Kin. 19.16 to Prophets b Leu 16 32 Num 3 3 Priests and c Iud. 9.8 1 Sam. 9 16 01 1 Kinges as well because they were annointed with materiall oyle in token of spirituall graces wherewith god had indued them for the executing of their offices as also for that they were figures of Christ then to come But this name agreeth properly to our redeemer whome god annointed not with materiall oyle but d Psal 45 8 89 21 with the oile of gladnesse aboue his fellows that is with the full measure of his spiritual graces that he being our great Prophet our high Priest and our mightie King might bee a fit Sacrificer to reconcile vs vnto god * 1 Christ our Prophet Necessarie it was that the Sacrificer should bee the Prophet of gods people that e Esa 1 16 1 Luc 4.18 the Spirite of the Lorde being vppon him hee might therefore annoynt him that hee should preache the Gospell to the poore hee might send him that he shold heal the broken harted that he shold Preach deliuerance to the Captiues and recouering of sight to the blinde that he should set at libertie them that are brused 19. And that hee shoulde preach the acceptable yeare of the Lord that hee knowing the will of his Father in our recōciliation a Heb 10 9 should do the same * 2 Christ our Priest Necessary it was that the Sacrificer should bee the Priest of gods people that since b Psal 40.7 Heb 10 6 god had no pleasure in burnt offrings 10 sin offrings he might offer his body in sacrifice to god the fathe● so do his vvill 9 by the which we are sātified 10 4. And for that it was impossible that the blood of bulles and goates should take away sinnes c 1 Pet. 1 18 he might redeem vs with his precious blood 19 being a lambe vndefiled and vvithout spotte And finally d Heb 10 12 that after he had offered one sacrifice for sinnes he might sit for euer at the right hand of God 13 and from thence-foorth tarrie till his enimies should be made hys foot-stoole * 3 Christ our King Necessarie it was that the sacrificer should be the king of gods people e Io 16 33 to ouer-come the world f Luc 22 42 to subdue the flesh a Mat 4 1 c. Mar 1 12 c Luc 4 1 c to conquer Satan b Io 8 46 to vanquish sinne c Rom 5 2 to pacifie gods wrath d Ose 13 14 1 Co. 15 54 to plucke out the sting of deeth 55 to spoyle hell of her victorie e Psa 68 19 Eph 4 8 to leade captiuitie captiue to giue giftes vnto men f Psa 110 1 mat 22 44 and to triumph ouer all hys enimies g Io 10 4. yea to direct vs his people with his vvord h 10 22 to guide vs by his spirite i Psal 2 9 to defend vs by his povver k Luc 1 32 vnto vvhome god gaue the throne of his Father Dauid 33 that hee might raigne ouer the house of Iacob for euer that of his kingdome shoulde be none ende And thus ye haue heard my beloued the ordinance of God that whom the sacrificer should reconcile vnto God them should he instruct as their Prophet sanctifie as their Priest and guide as their King Iudge ye then whether the Papistes be not of the number of those false teachers whome Peter prophecied should come l 2 Pet. 2.1 vvhiche should denie the Lord that bought them which vndoubtedly they doe when by bringing in the traditions of men they denie the fulnesse of Christes prophecie by setting vp their sacrifice of the Masse they deny the fulnesse of Christes Priest-hood by mayntayning that the Bishop of Rome is Christes vicar generall vpon earth they deny the fulnesse of Christes kingdome But let them take heede and repent in time otherwise according to Peters commination a 2. Pet 2 1. they vvill hring vppon themselues svvift damnation And this much concerning the sacrificer * 2 Christ sacrificed voluntarily wilyngly of his owne ac Nowe commeth to bee considered the second circumstance of our redemption hovv and vvith vvhat mind this sacrificer sacrificed And that is hee sacrificed voluntarily vvillingly and of his ovvn accorde That this perswasion might bee setled in oure heartes Paule sayth not as truely hee might Christ redeemed vs or reconciled vs to God but when he hadde said b Eph 5 2 Christ loued vs to shew the wonderfull excellencie and incomprehensible measure of his loue towardes vs hee addeth c Eph 5.2 And gaue himselfe for vs. So was the prophecie of Dauid concerning Christes voluntary death fulfilled reported by the author of the Epistle to the Hebrues in this maner a Ps 4 7.8.9 Heb 10 15 Wherefore when Christ commeth into the world he sayth Sacrifice and offering thou wouldst not but a body hast thou ordayned me In burnt offringes 6 and sinne offrings thou hast had no pleasure 7 Then I sayd Loe I come in the beginning of

being all figures of the sacrifice of Christ ordeined of god to bee f Leu. 4.2 offered for the sinnes of the people do euidenly prooue that Gods people for whome Christ was offered are all polluted with sinne It is true that the auncient Israelites were greuously a Exo. 1.11 c oppressed in Aegipt by the tiranny of Pharao from thence b Exod. 14.1 deliuered by the commaundement of God through the conduction of Moses but with all therby is prefigured that we bee all through sinne became slaues to Satan in this world and through the wil of God by the power of Christ deliuered from that spirituall captiuitie The Prophets Christ and the Apostles teache that they for whome Christ died are c Rom. 5.8 steined with sinne d 1. Tim. 1 15 transgressours of Gods lawe e Gal. 3 13. and subiect to his curse Esaye propheciyng of our redemption calleth vs f Esa 53 4. weake g 53.5 wounded and sinfull h 53.6 Christ speaking of the same matter pronounceth i Mat 9 12 That the whole need not a phisition but they that are sicke k Mat. 9.13 And that hee came not to call the righteous but the sinners to repentance And Paule speaking of the accomplishment of oure saluation leaueth it thus recorded l 1. Tim 1 15 This is a true saying and by all means worthy to be receaued that Christ Iesus came into the world to saue sinners * That christ saueth sinners teacheh vs two things our owne misery 2 gods mercye It may be the some wil demaund why I vrge so greatly thys point I answere Chiefly for two causes * 1. our own misery First to teach vs by acknowledging of our sinnes a Mat 23 12 to humble oure selues vnder the mightie hand of god that hee may aduaunce vs b Ioh. 3.16 and to seeke vnto christ by fayth that hee may deliuer vs knowing that c 11 32 God hath shut vppe all in vnbeliefe that hee might haue mercy on all And to this ende doth Paule dispute mightily in the Epistle to the Romaines prouing that d Rom 3 20 by the vvorkes of the law no flesh can be iustified in the sight of God But that e 24 wee are iustified freely by grace through the redemption that is in Christ concluding that f 28. a man is iustified by fayth without the workes of the law * 2 Gods mercy Then to sette before the eyes of our mindes the exceeding measure of the loue of God towardes vs g Io. 3 16 which so loued the world that he hath giuen his onely begotten Sonne that whosoeuer beleueth in him shuld not perish but haue eternall life But seeing h Rom 5 10 God hath thus loued vs when we were hys enimies that he reconciled vs vnto himself by the death of his Sonne ought not we then a Eph 5 1 to be followers of god as deare children 2. and to walk in loue as Christ hath loued vs and giuen himselfe for vs to be an offering and a sacrifice of a sweete smelling sauour to god Hetherto concerning the persons for whome christ died euen for vs miserable sinners * 5 This sacrifice was offered to God The fifth circumstance in our redemption diligently to bee considered is vnto whome this holy sacrifice was offered by Christ for our reconciliation This doth Paule in this text euidently shewe when as hee teacheth that it was offered b Eph 5 2 to god When parties at vnitie growe to discorde then is there occasion offered of reconciliation whiche cannot be accomplished but by the good discretion of a dayes-man by whose meanes the partie offending is reconciled to the party offended So stoode the case betweene god and man continued in that perfection c Gen 1 26. wherein God had created him 5.27 But when Man had transgressed the lawes of his God d Gen 3 6.7 by eating of the forbidden fruite then grew there discorde betweene God and Man Man the creature Man the party offending God offended became the partie offending and God the creator the partie offended But such was the peril of this falling out a Gen 2 17 that Man became subiect to gods wrath and iudgment Hence grewe the occasion of an holy reconciliation wherein the fauour of God onely which was offended was to be obtayned for Man onely whiche had offended Christ the Dayesman But what fit days-man could than be found to reconcile man vnto God Onely Christ both God mā as more at large before I shewed And how then God woulde not that this reconciliation should be wrought by diminishing the least iote of his iustice * The iustice of God considered in two pointes 1 obedience punishment Heerein standeth the iustice of God vrged by him in this reconciliation 1. That mankinde keepe the lawe giuen 2. That man-kinde be punished for the law broken And thus was hee affected vnto whome the sacrifice of pacification was to be offered Marke now the discretion of christ our dayes-man In his Manhead hee b 2 Cor. 5 21 obeyeth Gods lawes In his man-head hee is c Pet 2 22 punished for the breache of Gods lawes hee obeyeth Gods law by his innocent life * Obedience yelded by Christs innocent life He is punished for the breache of Gods lawe by his dolorous death By his obedience he satisfieth Gods iustice By his suffering * punishmēt sustained by Christs dolourous death he pacifieth Gods wrath Thus did Christ our dayes-man offer himself obedient and patient to God the partie offended so to winne his fauour to Man the partie offending By thys meanes Christ a 2 Cor 5 21 which neuer committed sinne made himselfe to be reputed a sinner for vs that we which are ful of sin should be reputed in him righteous before God That b Gal 3.13 he becomming accursed for vs 14 we might become blessed thorough him So was it necessary that vnto God this sacrifice shoulde be offered that we therby vnto god might be recōciled Of this point this much may suffice * 6 This sacrifice wrought our full redemption The sixt and last circumstance of our redemption proposed by Paule in this text to oure consideration sheweth vvhat effect this sacrifice wrought and vvhat successe Christ had in this his attempt thus to recōcile mankinde vnto god This point is therfore the more deepely to bee considered because therein eyther is the rising againe into consolation or the downfall into desperation For if Christ preuailed in this his mediation then are wee saued but if hee fayled then are wee damned Paule therefore to heale the wounde of the conscience pearced with sin concludeth that this Sacrifice thus offered by Christ yeelded a Eph. 5 2 as a sweete smelling sauoure in the nose-therles of God By this metaphoricall speach borrowed from the manner of offering