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An exposition of the assemblies catechism with practical inferences from each question as it…
An exposition of the assemblies catechism with practical inferences from each question as it was carried on in the Lords Days exercises in Dartmouth, in the first year of liberty, 1688 / by John Flavell.
London: printed for Tho. Cockerill, 1692
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.
Q. 2. How many things are to be considered in every Sacrament?
A. In every Sacrament five things must be considered, (1.) The Author, (2.) The Parts, (•.) The Union of those parts, (4.) The Subjects, (5) The ends and uses of it.
A. In every Sacrament five things must be considered, (1.) The Author, (2.) The Parts, (•.) The Vnion of those parts, (4.) The Subjects, (5) The ends and uses of it.
Q. 3. Who is the Author of the Sacraments?
A. The Lord Jesus Christ as King of the Church, by whose sole authority Baptism was instituted, Matth. 28.19, 20. Go ye therefore and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you, &c. And the Lords Supper,