¶ The old Testament is not to be refused.
The Old Testament Not to Be Refused
The Old Testament remains authoritative because both it and the New Testament offer everlasting life through Christ, the sole mediator.
The Old Testament shouldn't be discarded as if it were contrary to the New; it should still be kept.1 For in both the Old and New Testaments, everlasting life is offered to humankind by Christ, who is the only mediator between God and man, since he is both God and man. So those who pretend that the fathers of old looked only for temporary promises shouldn't be listened to.2
Read the original English
THe olde Testament is not to be put away, as though it we… contrarye to the newe: but to be kept still. For both in the old, & newe Testamentes, euerlasting lyfe is offered to mankynde by Christ: who is the onelie mediatour betwene God, and man, beyng both God, & manne. Wherefore they are not to be heard, whiche feigne, that the olde fathers did looke onlye for … promises.
Notes
- 1 ↩Source lacuna 'we…' restored as 'were' (as though it were contrary to the New), the only reading that fits the tokens and the parallel Articles wording.
- 2 ↩Source lacuna before 'promises' restored as 'transitory/temporary'; the standard reading of this catechetical article ('transitory promises').
John Ponet's Short Catechisme (1553) companion
Rule yourself daily, not just on retreat
Chosen Portion turns the mirror into a daily practice — a short reading and examining question each morning before you lead anyone.
Chosen Portion makes the mirror daily: the ruler-formation questions this collection preserves become a two-minute morning examination in the app.
- A daily formation reading drawn from centuries of counsel to those in authority
- One pointed examination question a day — two minutes, before the meetings start
- Track your practice over weeks and watch the examined life become a habit