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Yea furthermore in every age, and chiefly in the extremest tyranny, and most pride of the Romish church, God hath ever stirred up learned men, which have instructed the godly, and preached out of the word of God the true salvation in Christ, and ⟨image 35⟩have revealed the Hypocrisy of those which were called the spirituality. And although the most part of those godly men were put to death, even as Christ, the Prophets, and Apostles did foreshow, yet their Doctrine hath continued to the comfort of the elect: so as thereby God hath in all times, yea even in the middest of most wicked Papistry, had his elect. So even then, as likewise now, it happened as it did in the time of Elijah: For when he thought him self only to be left alone of all the faithful, and that the church was quite overthrown: God answered unto him, saying: I have seven thousand men which never bowed¹ their knees unto Baal. It is therefore without all doubt, that Christ hath his elect at all times, who never bowed their knees unto papistry, neither yet hereafter will: yea and that because in the Revelation of Jesus Christ unto John, it was showed that after many and grievous dangers, which should happen to the Church, there was sealed many thousands, yea an ⟨p. 24⟩infinite number of men, to whom these troubles should be nothing hurtful.

Yea furthermore in euery age, and chefely in the extréemest tyrannie, and most pride of the Romish churche, God hath euer stirred vp learned mē, which haue instructed the godly, and preached oute of the woorde of God the true saluation in Christe, and ⟨image 35⟩haue reuealed the Hipocrisie of those which were called the spiritualtie. And althoughe the moste parte of those godly menne were put to deathe, euen as Christe, the Prophetes, and Apostles did foreshewe, yet their Doctrine hathe continued to the comforte of the electe: so as thereby God hathe in all times, yea euen in the middest of moste wicked Papistrie, had his electe. So euen then, as likewise nowe, it happened as it did in the time of Elyas: For when he thoughte him selfe onely to be lefte alone of all the faithfull, and that the churche was quite ouerthrowne: God answered vnto him, saying: I haue seuen thousand men vvhich neuer bovved