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A confession of faith made by common consent of divers reformed churches beyond the…A confession of fayth made by common consent of diuers reformed churches beyonde the…
A confession of faith made by common consent of divers reformed churches beyond the seas: with an exhortation to the reformation of the Church. Perused and allowed according to the Queens Majesties injunctions.A confession of fayth made by common consent of diuers reformed churches beyonde the seas: with an exhortation to the reformation of the Churche. Perused and allowed accordinge to the Queenes Maiesties iniunctions.
London: printed by Henry Wykes for Lucas Harrison, 1568
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Again, as in time paste, the Sacraments 1did consist of the word, the sign, and the thing signified, so now also the self same three parts, as it were are required to the perfect making of our Sacraments. For by the word of God, they are made that, which before 2they were not, that is to wit, Sacraments: For they be consecrated by 3the word, and are declared to be sanctified of him, which first ordained them. To sanctify or consecrate a thing, is to dedicate it to GOD, and to some ⟨image 115⟩holy uses: that is to say, to separate it from common and profane uses, and appoint it to some holy purpose. For in Sacraments, the signs are made of such things, as are commonly used, 4of outward and visible things: As in Baptism, the element of water and the visible washing, which we see the minister doeth, is the sign, but the thing signified, is regeneration and washing away of our since: In the supper of the Lord, the sign, is bread and wine (which we commonly use in eating and drinking) but the thing signified, is the very body of Christ 5delivered, and his blood shed for us. Therefore water, bread and wine of their own nature, not serving to god his institution, and not put to any holy use, are only that, which they are named to be, and we prove them to be by experience. Howbeit, if the word of the lord be added, with calling upon God his name, and with renewing of the first institution, and sanctification, these signs are consecrated, and declared to be sanctified of Christ. For still ⟨p. 70⟩remaineth in the Church, in his virtue and efficacy, that first institution of Christ, and consecration of the sacraments. So that he, which none otherwise celebrateth the Sacraments, then the Lord himself at the first ordained, doeth even now enjoy the fruits, of that most excellent consecration of all other; & therefore Christ his own words are rehearsed in the celebration of the Sacraments. And because by the word of God we learn, that these signs are ordained of the lord, for an other end, then commonly they are used for: