Archive for October 10th, 2007
Sufficient satisfaction:
1)
Of the virtue of the death and passion of
Jesus Christ, and the true purgatory
of the Christians, Chap. 18.
By like reason, the Christian faith doe also hold, that the only blood of Jesus Christ, and the sacrifice that he hath done upon the cross for poor sinners, is so sufficient to satisfy the judgement of God, and to cleanse man of his sin, that there needs none other Purgatory for them: as indeed, there is none other to cleanse them, neither by fire, nor by water, nor by any other means, neither in this world, nor in the other. In like sort, there is no other ransom nor satisfaction toward God, but only his. Therefore he that seeks satisfaction anywhere else, be it in his own works, or those of other men, or in any kind of creature, & that in all, or in part, the same he or she refuses wholly the ransom and satisfaction made by Jesus Christ. Pierre Viret, A Christian Instruction, conteyning the law and the gospel. Also a summarie of the Principall poyntes of the Christian faith and Religion, and of the abuses and errors contrary to the same, translated by I.S. (London: Abraham Veale in Paules Churchyard at the signe of the Lambe, 1573), 17-18.
Satisfaction for man:
1)
Of the true fulfilling of the law of God. Chap. 27.
But even as no man can serve God aright, according to his will, except he be well instructed first in his law, and in his word, even so it is not sufficient to have been well instructed, if it be not put into use. And therefore, the knowledge of the same serves but to greater condemnation, if there be nothing else. And because that man of his nature is so corrupted through sin, that not only he can not of himself accomplish perfectly any one of the commandments of God, but on the contrary, can do nothing else but continually resist his holy will: Therefore he hath need of Jesus Christ, chiefly for two causes. The first to satisfy for man, in that wherein he is not able, to the end that Jesus Christ through his obedience, might recompense the fault that is in man, through his rebellion. The second is, to the end that man being justified through faith in Jesus Christ, as is already said and so forthwith regenerated by his Spirit, and reformed to the very image of GOD, might to the better disposed to obey his holy will, to dedicate and consecrate himself wholly to his service. Pierre Viret, A Christian Instruction, conteyning the law and the gospel. Also a summarie of the Principall poyntes of the Christian faith and Religion, and of the abuses and errors contrary to the same, translated by I.S. (London: Abraham Veale in Paules Churchyard at the signe of the Lambe, 1573), 26-27.