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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
grace_n	covenant_n	promise_n	seal_n	4,049	5	9.6971	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10957	The English creede consenting vvith the true, auncient, catholique, and apostolique Church in al points, and articles of religion, which euerie Christian is to know and beleeue that would be saued. The second part, in most loyal manner to the glorie of God, credit of our Church, and displaieng of al hæresies, and errors, both olde and newe, contrarie to the faith, subscribed vnto by Thomas Rogers. Allowed by auctoritie.; English creede. Part 2	Rogers, Thomas, d. 1616.	1587 (1587)	STC 21227; ESTC S116387	55,407	97

borne died in the wildernesse VVhich were borne died in the time of Grace yet by some extremitie could not receiue the seale of the couenant VVomē who before and vnder the law for manie yeeres were partakers of no Sacrament and neuer of one Sacrament That they be heirs of the promes Some haue faith before theie receiue anie of the Sacraments So Had Abraham Rom. 4. v. 9 10. The Iewes vnto whom Peter preached Act. 2 4● The Samaritans Act 8 12 Th'eunuch Acts. 8 37. Cornelius the Centurion with his companie Acts. 10 47. Haue the godie of discretion not yet baptized Some neither before not at th' instant nor yet afterward though dailie theie should receiue the Sacraments wil haue a true faith such are like vnto Iudas Iohn 13 26. Ananias and Sapphira Acts. 5. Simon Magus Act. 8. 13. Th' old Israelites 1. Cor. 10. 5. The wiked Corinthians 1. Cor. 11 27. c. In some the Sacraments do effectualie worke in processe of time by the helpe of the word preached which engendereth faith Rom. 10 14. Such is the state principalie of infants elected vnto life and saluation Greatliie therefore do theie erre who teach or hold that Thei are damned which dies with-out the seales of the couenaunt albe it theie haue the promise of aeternal li●e whereupon theie build An error of the Papists The Sacraments ex opere operato bring faith So teach the Papists Infants haue faith or that faith can bee where no knoledge of Iesus Christ is or that anie can haue such knoledge with-out the preaching of the word The Sacraments are not ordinarie means to raise vp good motionsin the harts of the faithful but only meer and outward signes of spiritual things 4 A Sacrament According to th'etymologie of the worde as the Schoole-men do write is á signe of an holie thing which being true then haue here bine and stil are by so manie aboue either two or seuen Sacraments as there be and haue bine aboue two or seuen things which are signes of sacred and holie things According to the nature of à Sacrament indeed is à couenant of God his fauor to manward confirmed by som outwarde signe which also hath bin sometime Special to some Men and that extraordinarilie by things Natural as the Tree of life to Adam Gen. 3. 3. Rain-bow to Noah Gen. 9. 9 c. Supernatural as the Smoking fornace to Abram Gene. 15. 17. Fleece of wool to Gedeon Iud. 6 37. Dial to Ezekiah 2. King 20 11. Isa. 38. 8. Nations as were To the Iewes The Sacrifices Circumcision The Paschal lamb General to the whole church militant perpetual and ordinarie as in the time of the Gospel And then is à Sacrament defined to be à Ceremonie ordained immediatlie by Christ himself who by some earthlie and outward element doth promise euerlasting fauor felicitie to al such as with true faith and repētance do receiue the same Such in the newe Test. we find onelie to be Baptisme mencioned Matt. 2● 19. Mat. 16 16. Iohn 3 5. Act. 2 38. The Lords supper as Luke 22 19. Iohn 6 53. 1. Cor. 11 24. This is the iudgment al so of the Churches Protestant Confes. Heluet. 2. c. 19. Heluet. 1. art 20. Basil. ar 5. sect 2. France art 35. Fland art 33. Saxon. art 12. Sueau art 16. In à contratie opinion are diuers and namelie For theie denie al the Sacraments of the Church as we hold them The Turks The Iewes The Euchytes who say the Sacraments are not profitable to be vsed but onelie praier The Schuenk-feldians which cōtemne not onelie the word preached but the Sacraments besides as superfluous depending vpon Reuelations The Bannisterians who think there vvil be à time and that in this vvorlde too vvhen vve shall need no Sacraments The Papists vvho publish As Hovvlet doth that vve leaue ou● no lesse than sixe of the seuen Sacraments Hovv there be seuen Sacramēts of the nevve Testament That he is accursed that shal saie there be either mo or lesse than seuen Sacramēts or that anie of them is not verelie and properlie à Sacrament or that theie be not all seuen instituted of Christ himselfe 5 Touching Confirmation the sentence iudgement Of the Church of God is That rightlie vsed as it was in the primitiue Church it is no sacrament but à part of Christian discipline profitable for the whole Church of God For th' ancient Confirmation was nothing els than an examination of such as in their infancie had receiued the Sacrament of Baptisme and were then being of good discretion able to yeeld an account of their beleefe and to testifie with their owne mouthes that which their suerties in their names had promised at their Baptisme VVhich confessiō being made and à promise of perseuerance in the Faith by them giuen the Bishop by sound doctrine graue aduice and godlie exhortation confirmed them in that good profession and laieng his hands vpon them praied for th' increase of God his gifts and graces in their minds That Popish Confirmation is no Sacrament of the Church of Christ and this is apparent as in the former proposition of this 25 art so besides Confession of Heluet. 2. c. 19. Saxon. art 19. VVittem c. 11. Of th'antichristiā synagog is that Cōfirmation is à Sacrament whereby the grace that was giuen in Baptisme is cōfirmed made strong by the 7. giftes of the holy Ghost Of which their Confirmation theie giue vs to obserue foure things The substance or matter which is holie Chrisme cōfect as theie saie and made of Consecrated by a Bishop Oile oliue Baulme The form manner of ministring the same consisting of The words of the Bishop vvhich are I signe thee vvith the signe of the Crosse and confirme thee vvith the Chrisme of saluation in the name of the Father of the Sonne of the holie Ghost Actions Of à God-father or Godmother that is confirmed holding vp the child to the Bishop Of the Bishop Crossing him that is to be confirmed on the fore-head vvith oile Striking the partie cōfirmed on th' eare The minister vvho must be à Bishop none inferior Th' effect or affects rather Theie saie by Confirmation Sinnes are pardoned and remitted The grace of baptism is made perfect Such become men in Christ vvho before vvere but children Grace is giuen boldlie to confesse the name of Christ and al things belonging to a Christian man The holie Ghost is giuen to the ful Perfect strength of the mind is attained This laieth open to the vievv of the vvorld the most dangerous and damnable errors of the Church of Rome concerning Cōfirmation For It is an error to saie that Confirmation is à Sacrament because it hath none institution from God vvhich is necessarie to al euerie Sacrament inasmuch as à Sacrament can be ordained of none but of God himselfe euen as th' aduersaries them selues do confesse Catech. Trid. tit de Confir To saie that Popish Cōfirmation is grounded