...England. By that church, | the meaning of the word sacrament is declared tolje " an outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace given unto us,...receive the same, and a pledge to assure us thereof." — According to this definition, baptism and the Lord's supper are ceri tainly sacraments, for each...

...continually to repeat. XXV. What do you mean by this word sacrament ? 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. 1. What is an outward visible sign ? A token which we can feel and see. -2. What is an inward and spiritual...

...find a sacrament defined to be an outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace given to us, ordained by Christ himself, as a means whereby...receive the same, and a pledge to assure us thereof. Now a sign we know is ordinarily an indication only of something happening : when the weather-glass...

...word "Sacrament" be correctly defined, (which it most certainly is) as •' an outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace, given unto us, ordained by Christ, as a means whereby we receive" that inward and spiritual grace, "and a pledge to assure us" that we...

...definition of a Sacrament (in the strict sense of that word), which we learn in the Church Catechism: a Sacrament is " an outward and visible sign of an inward...receive the same, and a pledge to assure us thereof." Wicliffe defines a Sacrament to be " A token that may be seen, of a thing which may be not seen, by...

...sacrament ?" is, u / mean an outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace given unto ил, ordained by Christ himself, as a means whereby we...receive the same, and a pledge to assure us thereof." On which our au&or proceeds thus : — " Of all the attempted definitions of important religious terms,...

...us is meant an outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace given unto us, ordain' ed by Christ himself as a means whereby we receive the same, and a pledge to assure us thereof. In order, therefore, to constitute a sacrament there must be, first, something discernible and apparent...

...no possible doubt of the candidate's belief unto salvation ; till that grace, of which baptism is " a means whereby we receive the same, and a pledge to assure us thereof," is, in our estimation, fully conferred ? A fact, by the way, of which no uninspired person can have...

...6.) With regard to baptism, we may adopt the judicious and scriptural language of our Church, that it is " an outward and visible sign of an inward and...receive the same, and a pledge to assure us thereof." There remains, therefore, only to notice the portion of our Lord's declaration ("he that believeth")...

...churches, define this sacrament to bean "outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace ; ordained by Christ himself, as a means whereby we...receive the same, and a pledge to assure us thereof." To maintain that the right administration, independent of the right reception, of an ordinance, is...