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The Protestant religion truly stated and justified by the late Reverend Mr. Richard BaxterThe Protestant religion truely stated and justified by the late Reverend Mr. Richard Baxter
The Protestant religion truly stated and justified by the late Reverend Mr. Richard Baxter ; prepared for the press some time before his death ; whereunto is added, by way of preface, some account of the learned author, by Mr. Daniel Williams and Mr. Matthew Sylvester.The Protestant religion truely stated and justified by the late Reverend Mr. Richard Baxter ; prepared for the press some time before his death ; whereunto is added, by way of preface, some account of the learned author, by Mr. Danel Williams and Mr. Matthew Sylvester.
London: printed for John Salusbury, 1692
Protestant Religion Truly Stated, and Justified, &c. › The Eight and Thirtieth accused Point.
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.
The Eight and Thirtieth accused Point.
That the Sacrament of Confirmation is not necessary, nor to be used.
Ans. You may so mean by the Word [Sacrament] and [Confirmation,] as that we do deny them. And you may so mean, as that we are more for them than you are.
1. If by a Sacrament, you mean one of Gods Institution, appointed by him to be his Solemn Delivery and Investiture in a state of Christianity or necessary Grace; and if by Confirmation you mean Arch-Bishops anointing Infants, or Ignorant Children, or Persons, with hallowed Oil, compounded once a year, and his Ceremonious boxing them, and such other Formalities; then we deny that such Confirmation is any such Sacrament, nor is necessary, or to be used; because Holy things are not to be mortified and profaned.
1. If by a Sacrament, you mean one of Gods Institution, appointed by him to be his Solemn Delivery and Investiture in a state of Christianity or necessary Grace; and if by Confirmation you mean Arch-Bishops anointing Infants, or Ignorant Children, or Persons, with hallowed Oyl, compounded once a year, and his Ceremonious boxing them, and such other Formalities; then we deny that such Confirmation is any such Sacrament, nor is necessary, or to be used; because Holy things are not to be mortyfied and profaned.