C xAn. 5. 6. of the Church, &c. The Papifts dreame of flue other Sacra- ments, Matrimonie,Orders,Penance,Con- firmation, and Extreme Vnetion ; whereof Confirmation andExtreme VnEtion arevt_ terly their owne inuentions, without any warrant of theWord, The other threehaue foundation in the Word , but not for any Sacraments.: for touching Matrimonie and Penance, neither of them are Ccrgmonies, but Matrimonie a morali dutie, & Penance, (as they call it) the grace it felfepromifed in the Gofpel. In Orders or Impofitionof hands, there is indeed a Ceremonie, but neither common to the wholeChurch, nor inftiruted for the affurance of our reconci- lìatior with God inChrifl which is the end and the nature of all Sacraments. Therea- fon of the Papifls to make Matrimonie a Sacrament,(for that the Apoftle,Ephe/ .3 2. faith, This magreat ,Nyfi'erie : which the old Interpreter tranílateth, This ùa great Sacra- ment) is ridiculous: for Firft,Paulfaith,Myßler:eonely. And if as oft not onelyas theword ,,í4jflerie is vied, but as the old Interpreter tranflateth the fame (Sacrament)we íhould forthwithhaue a newSacrament,there would bee noendof Sacraments. Then the callingof the Gen- tiles mull be aSacrament; then theWill of Godmull be a Sacrament, and manymoc: for fo the old Interpreter tranflatcth this word, Ephefr.9. and 3.9. and Colof. r.ß.7. Secondly, Paul in that p lace to the Ephe- fransdoth plainly expound himfelfe, vnder the nameof Myjierie to comprehend not the coniunftion of man and wife ; but the fpirituall Coniunftion which is betweene Chrift and hisChurch. To fpeake nothing, how fond is it to make that a Sacrament, which is the Ordinance ofGod, not for his Church onely,but fortholewhich arewith- out, andwhich they themfelues by their do- &tine barre theirholy Shauclings from? partake ofwholeChrifc his Bodie and Cc2 397 Thefe are the two Sacraments, and all the Sacra. ments that are of perpctuall vfe its the Church of G o fl , for the arengtheniig of our Faith For firfl , thefe are onely com- manded,Mat.28. 19. Coe baptize all \C,ations. cvYtateh. 26.27, 28. Take, Bate, tic. Drinke le ail of this. Secondly , By them, all the gra- ces of Regenera.. tion are perfe6lly Allred , and lea. led vp vnto vs. In Baptifrne , our fit entrance and ingta{iing into ChrifLIn the Sup- per, our continu- ance and grow- ing vp in him, And that is it that the Apofile mea- neth , when bee faith that by thole two wee Spirit, 1. Cor. T i. 13,zß}.
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