...fidelity taken by soldiers to their general. The definition given by the Church, " an outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace, given unto...receive the same, and a pledge to assure us thereof;" excludes the five which the Church of Rome hath added : for of confirmation, penance, orders, matrimony,...

...of Baptism ? U. ' What meanest thou by this word Sacrament ? ' ANS. ' I mean an outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace, given unto...receive the same, and a pledge to assure us thereof.' QUES. ' How many parts are there in a Sacrament ? ' A. ' Two : the outward visible sign, and the inward...

...benefits exhibited therein. Our church affirms, that as well as signs of those benefits, ' they are means whereby we receive the same, and a pledge to assure us thereof.' (Catechism.) ' Insomuch that to such as rightly, worthily, and with faith receive the same, the bread...

...visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace given unto us, ordained by Christ himself, as a mean whereby we receive the same, and a pledge to assure us thereof." Every word of this comprehensive, though short, definition hath its importance ; but for our present...

...grace previously exist, they cannot be confirmed or increased. In the catechism, a sacrament is said to be " an outward and visible sign of an inward and...receive the same, and a pledge to assure us thereof." In baptism, water is the sign, and the grace, " a death unto sin, and a new birth unto righteousness."...

...the Lord. Question. What meanest thou by this word Sacrament ? Answer. I mean an outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace given unto us,...receive the same, and a pledge to assure us thereof. Question. How many parts are there in a Sacrament ? Answer. Two ; the outward visible sign, and the...

...spiritual grace given in Baptism. — On what grounds do we defend Infant Baptism. An outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace given unto us,...receive the same, and a pledge to assure us thereof.* Confirmation, Penance, Holy Orders, Matrimony, and Extreme Unction. And we reject them as Sacraments...

...Lord, deliver me. Nature. Q. " What meanest thou by this word sacrament? A. "I mean an outward visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace, given unto...receive the same, and a pledge to assure us thereof. Q. " How many parts are there in a sacrament ? A. " Two : The outward visible sign, and the inward...

...what is a Sacrament? As the Church defines it for us in the Catechism it is "An outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace given unto us;...receive the same, and a pledge to assure us thereof." It is plainly asserted here that a Sacrament has two parts — an outward part and an inward part —...

...special manner. The Church of England, in her Catechism, says that sacrament is an outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace, given unto...receive the same, and a pledge to assure us thereof. The word ' baptize ' means to dip or dye. Baptism was in use long before the time of St. John the Baptist...