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An Exposition of the Catechism of the Church of England
An Exposition of the Catechism of the Church of England Author:William Nicholson General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1842 Original Publisher: J.H. Parker Subjects: History / General Religion / Christianity / Anglican Religion / Christianity / Catechisms Religion / Christianity / Denominations Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and the... more »re 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: THE FOURTH PART THE CATECHISM. Of the Sacraments. That God by His Son did redeem the world, is taught in the Creed. In this part is taught how God by the Sacraments doth present, exhibit, and seal to us that redemption. 1. Quest. ' How many Sacraments hath Christ ordained in His Church?' Answ.' Two only, as generally 'TBaptism, and necessary to salvation. LThe Supper of the Lord.' 1. For the number; they are but two, and two only. For howsoever the Church of Rome hath established more, yet the ancients acknowledged no more, and Cardinal Richelieu" confesseth it. It is, saith he, a common received saying among us Catholics, that all the Sacraments did flow out of Joh. 19.34. the side of our Lord; but thence only issued water and blood; water as the matter of Baptism, and blood of the Eucharist; and thence concludes that properly there are no more. Most true it is, that if the word Sacrament be taken in a large sense for any holy rite or mystery, there may be many; but strictly and properly taken, the Church never- acknowledged above two onlyb. Mat. 28.19 1. Baptism from /3a7rriĀ£« less