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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.
17. That there is necessarily required the intention of the Administrator to the truth of the Sacrament, at least of doing what the Church does.
- 17. His real intention is necessary to make it a lawful administration as to himself, but not to others: but his seeming intention, and their own seeming intention is necessary to the external being of the Sacrament that it be no nullity: And the receivers real intention is necessary to the effects and well being of it to himself.
18. That there are seven Sacraments of the new Covenant instituted by that, neither fewer nor more.
- 18. It is not the name of a Sacrament that we contend about, but the nature and definition.
9.1 That in the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, and Order there is imprinted in the Soul by God a Character or certain spiritual and indelible sign or mark, so that they cannot be re•iterated: In the other Sacraments there is only an ornament or dress imprinted instead of a Character or mark.
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