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The safe religion, or, Three disputations for the reformed catholic religion against popery proving…The safe religion, or, Three disputations for the reformed catholike religion against popery proving…
The safe religion, or, Three disputations for the reformed catholic religion against popery proving that popery is against the Holy Scriptures, the unity of the catholic church, the consent of the ancient doctors, the plainest reason, and common judgment of sense it self / by Richard Baxter.The safe religion, or, Three disputations for the reformed catholike religion against popery proving that popery is against the Holy Scriptures, the unity of the catholike church, the consent of the antient doctors, the plainest reason, and common judgment of sense it self / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed by Abraham Miller for Thomas Underhill, 1657
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.
§ 7. Of Confirmation.
1. THE Sacrament of Confirmation is more worthy then the Sacrament of Baptism, for as it is done by greater Priests (viz. Bishops) which cannot be done by less, so also it is to be had and held with greater veneration and reverence.
2. That Confirmation does excel Baptism in regard of its effecting grace to well doing.
3. That the Sacrament of Confirmation does confer Grace making us acceptable, ex opere operato, and indeed more then Baptism does
4. In which the fullness of the Holy Ghost is conserred, viz. ex opere operato.