| William Staunton - Religion - 1839 - 486 pages
...instituted by Christ himself, as a vehicle of spiritual grace. The 25th Article defines sacraments to be " not only badges or tokens of Christian men's...witnesses, and effectual signs of grace, and God's good will towards us, by the which he doth work invisibly in us, and doth not only quicken, but also... | |
| Manual - 1839 - 454 pages
...and they that worship him, must worship him in spirit and in truth." ARTICLE XXV. Of the Sacraments* SACRAMENTS ordained of Christ, be not only badges or tokens of Christian men's profession ;b but rather they be certain sure witnesses, and effectual signs of grace and God's good will towards... | |
| Francis Patrick Kenrick - Theology, Doctrinal - 1840 - 422 pages
...dicitur Christus adosse special; quadam ratione, digne suscipientibus beneficia impertiens.4 (1) " Sacraments ordained of Christ be not only badges or...men's profession, but rather they be certain sure wimesses, and effectual signs of grace, and God's good will towards us, by the which he doth work invisibly... | |
| William King (abp. of Dublin.) - 1840 - 464 pages
...of God. And in her articles she declares, that Sacraments be not only badges or tokens of Christians profession, but rather they be certain sure witnesses,...signs of grace and God's good-will towards us, by which he doth work invisible in us ; and again, Baptism is not only a sign of profession and mark of... | |
| Caroline Fry - Lord's Supper - 1840 - 270 pages
...word of God. Our own church thus defines them: "Sacraments ordained of Christ be not only badges and tokens of Christian men's profession, but rather they...witnesses, and effectual signs of grace and God's good will towards us, by the which he doth work invisibly in us, and doth not only quicken, but also... | |
| George Washington DOANE (Bishop of New Jersey.) - 1841 - 242 pages
...afterward in the pureness of life." — Sermon of the Passion, p. 377. Such is the teaching of the Articles; " Sacraments ordained of Christ be not only...sure witnesses and effectual signs of grace and God's good will towards, by the which he doth work invisibly in us, and doth not only quicken, but also strengthen... | |
| James Collett Ebden - 1841 - 170 pages
...articles of our church, that faith, which, as I trust, I cordially profess, and would aid to teach — " Sacraments ordained of Christ, be not only badges...witnesses, and effectual signs of grace and God's good will towards us, by the which he doth work invisibly in us, and doth not only quicken, but also... | |
| John Goulter Dowling - 1841 - 546 pages
...blessing is a partaking of the blood of Christ." After Laving said, in her twenty-fifth Article, that "Sacraments ordained of Christ be not only badges...witnesses, and effectual signs of grace, and God's good will towards us, by the Which he doth work invisibly in us, and doth not only quicken, but also... | |
| William Curling - 1841 - 398 pages
...them " strive together for the faith of the gospel." But the Article says of Sacraments, that they are not only " badges or tokens of Christian men's profession,"...effectual signs of grace and God's goodwill towards us" This is a most interesting and delightful view to take of the Sacraments. They bear witness to the... | |
| Caroline Fry - Lord's Supper - 1841 - 278 pages
...word of God. Our own church thus defines them: "Sacraments ordained of Christ be not only badges and tokens of Christian men's profession, but rather they...witnesses, and effectual signs of grace and God's good will towards us, by the which he doth work invisibly in us, and doth not only quicken, but also... | |
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