Questions of religion cast abroad in Helvetia by the adversaries of the sameQuestions of religion cast abroad in Helvetia by the aduersaries of the same

Mark, in the sixth chapter¹ of his Gospel, and S. James in his fifth chapter, make mention of anointing. But that kind of anointing doth very much differ from that which ⟨image 142⟩in our age is used in the Romish church to the sick, of whose life we stand in doubt.

MArke, in the sixth chapter¹ of his Gospell, and S. James in his fifthe chapter, make mention of annoynting. But yt kinde of annoynting doth very much differ from that which ⟨image 142⟩in our age is vsed in the Romish church to the sicke, of whose life we stande in doubte.

1. 1What the holy Scripture teacheth of anointing.What the holy Scripture teacheth of enoyling.

For in the primitive Church, the¹ Apostles and their successors did anoint the sick with Oil, and by that means they were restored to health. And it was a certain peculiar gift of God, and done as it were miraculously: for even as in the primitive church, was the peculiar gift of healing, so also was there the gift of tongues. For the Apostles laid their hands on the sick, and they received health, & spake with divers tongues. But as the gift of tongues is leafed in the Church, so also is that of healing by the anointing with Oil: and therefore the ceremony of imposition of hands, and anointing with Oil, ceaseth. All men know that in the primitive Church there were divers things necessarily required, as the gift of healing, and of tongs, with other miracles, which were signs for the unbelievers, and were done to confirm the religion: but now, when by the preaching of the Gospel, faith,