“All good which could be thought or desired is to be found in Jesus Christ alone. For He was humbled to exalt us, He became a slave to free us, He became poor to enrich us, He was sold to redeem us, made captive for our deliverance, condemned for our absolution; He was made a curse for our blessings, an offering for sin for our righteousness, He was marred that we might be restored. He died for our life.
By Him harshness is softened, anger appeased, darkness made light, injustice justified, weakness made strong, dejection consoled... assaults assailed, effort weakened, combat combatted, vengeance avenged, torment tormented, damnation damned, ruin ruined, hell held prisoner, death done to death and immortality made immortal!”
~ John Calvin, Preface to the French Bible,1539