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Dr. John Owen's two short catechisms wherein the principles of the doctrine of Christ…Dr. John Owen's two short catechisms wherein the principles of the doctine of Christ…
Dr. John Owen's two short catechisms wherein the principles of the doctrine of Christ are unfolded and explained : proper for all persons to learn before they be admitted to the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper, and composed by him for the use of all congregations in general.Dr. John Owen's two short catechisms wherein the principles of the doctine of Christ are unfolded and explained : proper for all persons to learn before they be admitted to the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper, and composed by him for the use of all congregations in general.
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THE Greater Catechism. › Chapter 23: Of Baptism.THE Greater Catechisme. › Chapter 23: Of Baptism.
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Q. 2. What is Baptism?
A. An (a) holy action appointed 12of Christ, whereby being sprinkled with water in the Name of the whole Trinity, by a lawful Minister of the Church, (b) we are admitted into the Family of ⟨p. 54⟩God, (c) and have the benefits of the blood of Christ confirmed unto us. (a) Matth. 28. 19. Mark 16. 15, 16. (b) Act. 2. 41. & 8. 37. (c) Act. 2. 38, 39. Joh. 3. 5. Rom. 6. 3, 4, 5. 1 Cor. 12. 13.
- 1Not the want, but the contempt of this Sacrament is damnable.
- 2It is hard to say whether the Error of the Papists, requiring Baptism of absolute indispensable necessity to the Salvation of every Infant; or that of the Anabaptists, debarring them from it altogether, be the most uncharitable.It is hard to say whether the Errour of the Papists, requiring Baptism of absolute indispensable necessity to the Salvation of every Infant; or that of the Anabaptists, debarring them from it altogether, be the most uncharitable.