OF CHRISTES HVMILIATION

The course of order requireth, that now consequentlie we expound and declare those Articles, which treat of the office of Christ: and first of al, of his humiliation or humbling, which is the former part of Christes office, whereunto belong these Articles, Hee suffered vnder Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, buried, descended into hel. After we haue expounded these, we wil come vnto the rest of the Articles which speake of his glorification; which is the other part of Christs office.

HE SVFFERED VNDER PONTIVS PILATE

I Beleeue in Christ which suffered, that is, I beleeue, 1. That Christ frō the verie moment of his conception susteined calamities & meseries of al sorts for my sake. 2. That at that his last time he suffered all the most bitter tormentes both of bodie and soule for my sake. 3. That he felt the horrible and dreadfull wrath of God, thereby to make recompence for mine and others sinnes, and to appease his ire and wrath against mankind.

These two are different, To beleeue that christ suffered, and to beleeue in Christ which suffered. For that is to haue onely an historical faith of Christes passion, neither to repose anie confidence in him: but this is to beleeue, not onlie that Christ suffered, but also to repose and place our trust and confidence in Christs suffering and Passion.