¶ We must trust to obteine eternall Saluation, onely by the name of Christ.
Christ Alone Saves
Those who claim salvation through any law or sect are accursed, for Scripture teaches that only the name of Jesus Christ brings salvation.
They also are to be held accursed and abhorred who presume to say that every person will be saved by the law or sect he professes, so long as he is diligent to shape his life according to that law and the light of nature.1 For holy Scripture sets before us only the name of Jesus Christ, by which people must be saved.
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THey also are to be had accur sed, and abhorred, that presume to say, that euery man shalbe saued by the Lawe, or sect whiche he professeth, so that he be diligēt to frame hislife according to that lawe, and the lighte of nature. For holye Scripture dothe set out vnto vs, only the name of Iesu Christe, wherby men muste be saued.
Notes
- 1 ↩Source spacing artifacts read as intended sense: 'accur sed' → accursed; 'diligēt' → diligent; 'hislife' → his life.
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