Hence, when faith and confidence in God are wanting, all evil desires and human schemes reign in the heart; wherefore Christ also says, "without me ye can do nothing" (John xv.); and the church responds, Without thy favor there is nothing good in man.
ARTICLE XXI.

- OF THE INVOCATION OF SAINTS.
Concerning the invocation of saints our churches teach, that the saints ought to be held in remembrance, in order that we may, each in his own calling, imitate their faith and good works; that the emperor may imitate the example of David, in carrying on war to expel the Turks from our country; for both are kings.

But the sacred volume does not teach us to invoke saints or to seek aid from them.

For it proposes Christ to us us our only mediator, propitiation, high priest, and intercessor.

On his name we are to call, and he promises, that he will hear our prayers, and highly approves of this worship, viz.: that he should be called upon in every affliction (1 John ii.): "If any one sin, we have an advocate with the Father," &c.
This is about the substance of our doctrines, from which it is evident that they contain nothing inconsistent with the Scriptures.