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3. As the word [Sacrament] is taken less properly, defectively, secundum quid, for the same Covenant of Grace or Christianity renewed by any arbitrary sign of our own, without a solemn Ceremony of Divine institution, so there are divers Sacraments of Christianity or the Covenant of Grace, that ⟨p. 864⟩is, Divers solemn renewals of our Covenant with God. As 1. At our solemn transition from the state of Infant-membership unto that of the Adult, when we solemnly own our baptismal Covenant, which Calvin and many Protestants (and the English Rubric) call Confirmation. 2. The solemn owning the Christian Faith and Covenant, in our constant Church-assemblies, when we stand up at the Creed or profession of our saith, and all renew our Covenant with God, and dedication to him: 3. At solemn days of Fasting or humiliation, and of Thanksgiving when this should be solemnly done. Specially upon some public defection. 4. Upon the public Repentance of a particular sinner before his absolution. 5. When a man is going out of the world, and recommending his soul to God by Christ: All these are solemn renewings of our Covenant with God, in which we may use any Lawful, Natural or Arbitrary signs or expressions, to signify our own minds by, as speaking, subscribing, standing up, lifting up the hand, laying it upon a book, kissing the book, &c. These Sacraments are improperly so called: And are Divine as to the Covenant renewed, but Humane as to the expressing signs.

3. As the word [Sacrament] is taken less properly, defectively, secundum quid, for the same Covenant of Grace or Christianity renewed by any arbitrary sign of our own, without a solemn Ceremony of Divine institution, so there are divers Sacraments of Christianity or the Covenant of Grace, that ⟨p. 864⟩is, Divers solemn renewals of our Covenant with God. As 1. At our solemn transition from the state of Infant-membership unto that of the Adult, when we solemnly own our baptismal Covenant, which Calvin and many Protestants (and the English Rubrick) call Confirmation. 2. The solemn owning the Christian Faith and Covenant, in our constant Church-assemblies, when we stand up at the Creed or profession of our saith, and all renew our Covenant with God, and dedication to him: 3. At solemn dayes of Fasting or humiliation, and of Thanksgiving when this should be solemnly done. Specially upon some publick defection. 4. Upon the publick Repentance of a particular sinner before his absolution. 5. When a man is going out of the world, and recommending his soul to God by Christ: All these are solemn renewings of our Covenant with God, in which we may use any Lawful, Natural or Arbitrary signs or expressions, to signifie our own minds by, as speaking, subscribing, standing up, lifting up the hand, laying it upon a book, kissing the book, &c. These Sacraments are improperly so called: And are Divine as to the Covenant renewed, but Humane as to the expressing signs.