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A68467 A treatise of the sacraments according to the doctrin of the Church of England touching that argument Collected out of the articles of religion, the publique catechism, the liturgie, and the book of homilies. With a sermon preached in the publique lecture, appointed for Saint Pauls Crosse, on the feast of Saint Iohn Baptist, Iune 24. 1638. / By T.B. Pr. Pl. Bedford, Thomas, d. 1653. 1638 (1638) STC 1789; ESTC S113179 66,854 266

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be_v more_o danger_n here_o quest._n than_o in_o the_o other_o sacrament_n i_o answer_v answ._n the_o danger_n be_v not_o great_a here_o than_o in_o baptism_n for_o even_o there_o also_o be_v it_o great_a if_o man_n do_v break_v their_o vow_n and_o solemn_a promise_n make_v to_o god_n but_o the_o penalty_n be_v more_o special_o mention_v here_o because_o this_o sacrament_n do_v always_o presuppose_v discretion_n in_o man_n to_o know_v what_o they_o do_v before_o they_o come_v unto_o it_o beside_o he_o that_o abuse_v this_o sacrament_n do_v indeed_o violate_v and_o profane_v they_o both_o let_v i_o close_o up_o all_o with_o the_o exhortation_n of_o the_o church_n which_o be_v twofold_a 1._o if_o there_o be_v any_o blasphemer_n of_o god_n communion_n any_o hinderer_n or_o slanderer_n of_o his_o word_n any_o adulterer_n any_o in_o malice_n or_o envy_n or_o any_o grievous_a crime_n let_v they_o bewail_v their_o sin_n judge_v themselves_o amend_v their_o life_n else_o let_v they_o not_o presume_v to_o come_v to_o this_o holy_a table_n lest_o after_o the_o take_n of_o the_o holy_a sacrament_n the_o devil_n enter_v into_o they_o as_o he_o enter_v into_o judas_n and_o fill_v they_o full_a of_o all_o iniquity_n and_o so_o bring_v they_o to_o destruction_n both_o of_o body_n and_o soul._n 2_o if_o there_o be_v any_o one_o which_o by_o these_o mean_n can_v quiet_v his_o conscience_n second_n let_v he_o for_o further_a counsel_n and_o comfort_n resort_v to_o some_o discreet_a and_o learned_a minister_n of_o god_n word_n special_o to_o his_o own_o pastor_n that_o he_o may_v receiv_v such_o ghostly_a counsel_n and_o advice_n as_o whereby_o his_o conscience_n may_v be_v relieve_v that_o by_o the_o ministry_n of_o god_n word_n he_o may_v receiv_v comfort_n and_o the_o benefit_n of_o absolution_n to_o the_o quiet_v of_o his_o conscience_n and_o for_o avoid_v all_o scruple_n and_o doubtfulness_n so_o shall_v he_o be_v find_v a_o meet_a partaker_n of_o these_o holy_a mystery_n laus_fw-la deo_fw-la finis_fw-la part._n 1._o article_n of_o religion_n cap._n 25._o chap._n 1._o lombard_n &_o bonadventure_n sentent_fw-fr lib._n 4._o dist._n 3._o aquin._n part_n 3._o qu._n 606._o detrabe_n verbum_fw-la &_o quid_fw-la est_fw-la aqua_fw-la nisi_fw-la aqus_fw-la accedit_fw-la verbum_fw-la ad_fw-la eel_n nentum_fw-la &_o fit_a sacrame●tum_n aug._n in_o joh._n tract_n 80._o bellarm._n tom._n 3._o the_o sacrament_n lib._n cap._n 23._o bellarmin_n tom._n 3._o the_o sacrament_n lib._n 1._o c._n 20_o 20_o chamier_n tom._n 4._o de_fw-fr sacr._n l●b_fw-la 1._o cap._n 15.16_o chap._n 2._o nulla_fw-la distinctio_fw-la mari_fw-fr quis_fw-la a_o stagno_fw-la flumine_fw-la a_o fonte_fw-la lacu_fw-la a_o alveo_fw-la diluatur_fw-la tertull_n lib._n de_fw-fr baptismo_fw-la hence_o baptism_n be_v term_v wash_a eph._n 5.26_o tit._n 3.5_o lombard_n &_o ●onav_v sentent_fw-fr l._n 4._o dist._n 3._o aquin_n part_n 3_o qu._n 66.8_o use_v lomb._n &_o bonav_n senten_n lib._n 4._o dist_n 3._o aquin._n part_n 3_o qu._n 66.5_o &_o 6._o the_o phrase_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d do_v most_o usual_o signify_v authority_n and_o commission_n mat._n 7.22_o act_n 3.6_o the_o construction_n of_o the_o verb_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o the_o preposition_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d show_v that_o the_o verb_n have_v a_o transitive_a signification_n q_o d_o baptizando_fw-la adoptare_fw-la in_o familiam_fw-la thus_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v use_v in_o construction_n with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ●n_o the_o act._n of_o the_o ap._n be_v lap●se●_n 〈◊〉_d one_o 〈◊〉_d in_o ●he_n name_n 〈◊〉_d the_o lord_n jesus_n chap._n 3._o mat._n 26._o ●6_n mark_n 14.22_o luk._n 22.19_o cor._n 11.23_o articl_n 30._o chap._n 4._o see_v doctor_n john_n burgess_n in_o ●is_n rejoynder_n cap._n 1._o