B00150:461
A short treatise
A short treatise: containing all the principal grounds of Christian religion. By way of questions and answers: very profitable for all sorts of men, but especially for householders..A short treatise: containing all the principall grounds of Christian religion. By way of questions and answers: very profitable for all sorts of men, but especially for housholders..
London: printed for William Welby, 1617
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. What other means hath the Lord appointed to increase faith?
Q. What other meanes hath the Lord appointed to increase faith?
Expos. 1. This word Sacrament did in ancient times signify an oath, whereby soldiers both bound themselves to be true to their captain, and the general in like manner did bind himself to the soldiers; but now it is used to signify the seals of the covenant, whereby the Lord doth bind himself in Christ Jesus to be merciful to us, and we bind our selves to be true unto Christ. The Sacraments are special means to confirm faith, because Christ is after a special manner represented and offered unto all, and effectually bestowed upon every worthy communicant.
Expos. 1. This word Sacrament did in auncient times signifie an oath, wherby souldiers both bound themselues to be true to their captaine, and the generall in like manner did bind himselfe to the souldiers; but now it is vsed to signifie the seales of the couenant, whereby the Lord doth bind himself in Christ Iesus to be mercifull to vs, and we bind our selues to be true vnto Christ. The Sacraments are speciall meanes to confirme faith, because Christ is after a speciall manner represented and offered vnto all, and effectually bestowed vpon euery worthy communicant.