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

And because God, here by Peter, curseth all those which are not of an upright heart, and pronounceth them to have no part or fellowship with God's elect, which make merchandise of his grace and other gifts, amongst whom, salvation and the remission of sins are the chiefest: And for that the church of Rome cannot clear her self of this fault: therefore the faithful seek not salvation or remissions of sins in her, but flee from her unto Christ our Lord, and of him by true faith, they crave salvation and remission of their sins.

And bicause God, héere by Peter, cursseth all those which are not of an vprighte harte, and pronounceth them to haue no parte or fellowshippe wyth Goddes electe, which make marchandise of his grace and other giftes, amongste whome, saluation and the remission of sinnes are the cheefest: And for that the churche of Rome cannot cléere hir selfe of this fault: therfore the faithfull séeke not saluation or remissions of sinnes in her, but flée from her vnto Christe our Lorde, and of him by true faithe, they craue saluation and remission of their sinnes.

But the defenders and preachers of¹ this pontifical church, do object against all these (as by the same to bring us into an infamy amongst the people) and say: if salvation and remission of sins be not obtained in the church of Rome only, then should none of our forefathers be saved, sith they acknowledged none other but the Church of Rome? Truly we have a good hope of our ⟨image 34⟩forefathers touching their salvation, but yet not for that they lived in the Romish church, and were subject unto the tyranny thereof: but because they kept and held truly and sincerely the chief sum and argument of the doctrine of Christs church, to wit the xij. Articles of our Christian faith, the x. Commandments of God, and that holy Prayer given us by Christ, commonly called the Lords Prayer: which Principles of Doctrine, together with Baptism, are not found or invented by the Romish church, but proceed from the holy Apostolic doctrine, and have remained continually in the church, even unto this time, God by his merciful providence so governing the matter, that amongst so many laws, Decrees and Ceremonies of the church of Rome, yet these chief principles might be preserved pure, and untouched. Yea also God so gave his grace unto the godly, that in most extreme necessity, and in the very hour of death, they for the most part have despised and contemned all the superstitions of the Romish