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Formularies of Faith Put Forth by Authority During the Reign of Henry Viii. Viz
Formularies of Faith Put Forth by Authority During the Reign of Henry Viii Viz Author:Charles Lloyd Subtitle: Articles About Religion, 1536. the Institution of a Christian Man, 1537. a Necessary Doctrine and Erudition for Any Christian, 1543 General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1856 Original Publisher: University Press Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there... more » may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: For surely the receiving of the body of our Saviour Jesu Christ is the very consummation, not only of this, but also of all other sacraments. THE seven sacraments thus declared, the use and effect of them doth manifestly appear. For by baptism we be incorporated into the body of Christ's church, obtaining in that sacrament remission of sin, and grace, wherewith we be able to lead a new life. By the sacrament of penance, they that be fallen into deadly sin may be restored unto the state of grace received in baptism, and so made again the lively members of Christ's mystical body. In the most blessed sacrament of the altar is the most precious body and blood of our Saviour and Redeemer Jesu Christ, both in form of bread and wine, by whom, for whom, and in whom all sacraments take effect; and therefore is this the most worthy sacrament, and of highest dignity. The sacrament of matrimony is a necessary thing for due generation of man to God's pleasure, which, although it be honourable and acceptable to God, and therefore the lawful conjunction of man and woman is assisted by God in this holy sacrament, yet this estate is not commanded as necessary to any particular man, but left at liberty to all men, saving priests, and to other, which, of their free liberty, by vow advisedly made, have chosen the state of continency, who, according to their free choice, must freely and willingly continue in the same. The sacrament of order, ...« less