A26892:6962
A Christian Directory
A Christian directory, or, A sum of practical theology and cases of conscience directing Christians how to use their knowledge and faith, how to improve all helps and means, and to perform all duties, how to overcome temptations, and to escape or mortify every sin : in four parts ... / by Richard Baxter.A Christian directory, or, A summ of practical theologie and cases of conscience directing Christians how to use their knowledge and faith, how to improve all helps and means, and to perform all duties, how to overcome temptations, and to escape or mortifie every sin : in four parts ... / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed by Robert White for Nevill Simmons, 1673
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Part 3 › Question 99: Quest. 99. How many Sacraments are there appointed by Christ?
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.
9. The same may be said of their Sacrament of Extreme Unction.
9. The same may be said of their Sacrament of Extream Unction.
10. Their Sacrament of Marriage is no otherwise a Sacrament, than the Inauguration of a King is; which is approved by God as well as Marriage, and signifieth also an honourable Collation of Power from the Universal King.
11. Their Sacrament of Penance is no otherwise a Sacrament than many other fore-mentioned renewings of our Covenant are.
12. Therefore the Papists seven Sacraments, or septenary distribution, is confused, partly redundant, partly defective, and unworthy to be made a part of their faith or Religion, or the matter of their peevish and ignorant contendings. And they that peremptorily say without distinguishing that there are but two Sacraments in all, do but harden them by the unwarrantable narrowing of the word.
12. Therefore the Papists seven Sacraments, or septenary distribution, is confused, partly redundant, partly defective, and unworthy to be made a part of their faith or Religion, or the matter of their pievish and ignorant contendings. And they that peremptorily say without distinguishing that there are but two Sacraments in all, do but harden them by the unwarrantable narrowing of the word.