{"number":66,"title":null,"part":"OF THE SACRAMENTS.","questions":[66],"paragraphs":[],"clauses":[],"items":[{"question":"What are Sacramentes?","answer":"They are holie and visible signes and seales ordained of God to that end, that hee might thereby the more fullie declare, and seale vnto vs the promise of the Gospell: to wit, that he doth freely giue forgiuenesse of sinnes and life euerlasting, not onely to all in general, but euen to euerie one, that beleeueth, and that for the onely sacrifice of Christ offered vpon the Crosse.","segments":[{"text":"They are holie and visible signes and seales ordained of God to that end, that hee might thereby the more fullie declare, and seale vnto vs the promise of the Gospell: to wit, that he doth freely giue forgiuenesse of sinnes and life euerlasting, not onely to all in general, but euen to euerie one, that beleeueth, and that for the onely sacrifice of Christ offered vpon the Crosse.","proofs":["Genesis 17:11","Romans 4:11","Deuteronomy 30:6","Leviticus 6:25","Hebrews 9:8–9","Ezekiel 20:12","1 Samuel 17:36","Isaiah 6:6–7","54:9"],"refs":[{"printed":"Genesis 17:11","osis":["Gen.17.11"]},{"printed":"Romans 4:11","osis":["Rom.4.11"]},{"printed":"Deuteronomy 30:6","osis":["Deut.30.6"]},{"printed":"Leviticus 6:25","osis":["Lev.6.25"]},{"printed":"Hebrews 9:8–9","osis":["Heb.9.8-Heb.9.9"]},{"printed":"Ezekiel 20:12","osis":["Ezek.20.12"]},{"printed":"1 Samuel 17:36","osis":["1Sam.17.36"]},{"printed":"Isaiah 6:6–7","osis":["Isa.6.6-Isa.6.7"]},{"printed":"54:9","osis":["Isa.54.9"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"The vse","answer":"The principall end of the Sacramentes, bee, to seale vp the promise of God, (by which argument againe, the opinion of the work wroght is overthrowne, for that faith alone is sufficient, to attaine the grace of Gods promise) yet the same are also signes vnto vs, of testifiing our duty, that is, of performing thankefulnes to God, that wee in like maner, may make knowne our religion towards him, as wel before himselfe and the Angels, as before men. Secondly, that by these, as it were by markes of one, and the same fayth and confession, we may be discerned from al other sects: For (as he saith) Men can be gathred togither into no name of Religion, either true or false, vnlesse they be tyed togither by some communion of visible seales or Sacraments, Thirdly, that by the same, and by the vse of them, we may be bound and stirred vp, to foster and maintaine mutual loue vnder one head, which is Christ.","segments":[{"text":"The principall end of the Sacramentes, bee, to seale vp the promise of God, (by which argument againe, the opinion of the work wroght is overthrowne, for that faith alone is sufficient, to attaine the grace of Gods promise) yet the same are also signes vnto vs, of testifiing our duty, that is, of performing thankefulnes to God, that wee in like maner, may make knowne our religion towards him, as wel before himselfe and the Angels, as before men. Secondly, that by these, as it were by markes of one, and the same fayth and confession, we may be discerned from al other sects: For (as he saith) Men can be gathred togither into no name of Religion, either true or false, vnlesse they be tyed togither by some communion of visible seales or Sacraments, Thirdly, that by the same, and by the vse of them, we may be bound and stirred vp, to foster and maintaine mutual loue vnder one head, which is Christ.","proofs":["1 Corinthians 10:20–21","Exodus 12:44"],"refs":[{"printed":"1 Corinthians 10:20–21","osis":["1Cor.10.20-1Cor.10.21"]},{"printed":"Exodus 12:44","osis":["Exod.12.44"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]}],"text":null}