APPENDIX I. ON "GENERALLY NECESSARY." 6 "You 'ask me to tell you what the Catechism means of sacraments generally necessary to salvation, and any reason or reasons for my definition.' To do justice to this subject would take a volume, but I can offer no more than a few lines. The English Church by affirming that the two sacraments are GENERALLY necessary to salvation ignores the Roman Catholic doctrine of baptism being the divinely appointed means or instrument of spiritual regeneration, and by anticipation the same doctrine as held by a certain class of Churchmen. Dean Hook in his Church Dictionary, under the heading Regeneration,' remarks, We believe that it (the doctrine of baptismal regeneration) is repudiated by all Dissenters, except the Romish, who, amidst their many errors, retain this evangelical truth. But this doctrine is also repudiated by all Christian and Reformed Churches. For they teach that baptism is the sacrament or sacred sign of regeneration. Rogers, in the earliest exposition which we have of the Articles, states 'Baptism of St. Paul is called the washing of the new birth, of others the sacrament of the new birth, to signify how they which rightly (as all do not) receive the same, are ingrafted into the body of Christ, as by a seal be assured from God that their sins be pardoned, and forgiven, and themselves adopted for the children of God, confirmed in the faith, and so increase in grace, by virtue of prayer unto God. And this is the constant doctrine of all Churches Protestant and Reformed' (p. 276). “All these Reformed Churches maintain that man is justified or saved by faith only, which is plainly the doctrine of our Church. Luther and those who follow him, notwithstanding their views of the nature of the sacraments, in no respect differ from Zwingle and the other Reformers as to their use. Dr. Pusey rightly says, 'The Zwinglians, then, rightly urged, "All other places of the Confession wherein the sacraments are treated of, confirm our opinion and manifestly exclude that of the Lutherans or Ubiquitarians." For the thirteenth Article stands thus : 'Of the use of sacraments, they teach, that sacraments were instituted, not only to be tokens of profession between men, but rather to be signs and witnesses of God's will toward us, set forth to excite and confirm faith in those who use them.' This is the doctrine of our twenty-fifth Article. Concerning this doctrine the Council of Trent fulminates its curse. 'If any one saith, that these sacraments were instituted for the sake of nourishing faith alone : let him be accursed.' On the Sacraments in general. Can. V. "Children are baptized as 'in the number of Thy faithful and elect children,' and they are baptized, not really 'to wash away their sins,' but 'mystically,' that is, sacramentally or symbolically, 'to wash it away.' So that baptism is a sacrament or sacred sign of regeneration. "Jewel, in his Treatise on the Sacraments, states, 'Infants have the promise of salvation; why should they not receive the seal whereby it is confirmed unto them? They are of the fellowship of the faithful. Augustine saith: “Where place you young children which are not yet baptized? Verily, in the number of them that believe." Why, then, should they not be partakers of the sacrament together with the faithful?' Vol. i., p. 1104. Calvin, in other words, had expressed the very same views. "The English Church plainly teaches that regeneration is absolutely necessary to salvation, infants not excepted; but if it believed that baptism was the divinely appointed means to effect salvation the Catechism ought to have affirmed simply and plainly that baptism was necessary to salvation. "JOHN HARRISON, D.D." 199 INDEX. Absolution, 48, 56, 57. Acts of Uniformity. See "Statutes." Addison, 196. Adult Baptism, 171. Aerius, 50. Age for Confirmation, 172, 173. Aless's Latin Prayer Book, 40, 56, 65, 76, 77, 96, passim. Alfricus, 33. Alms and Oblations, 61 seq., 65, 79. See "Oblations." Analytical Table of Sacraments, 194. Aristotle, 80, 133, 143, 184. Articles. See "Thirty-Nine Articles." 193, 197. Authority of Liturgia, 11 seq., 17, 21 seq.,27. Bacon, 1, 21, 195. Bagster's Latin Prayer Book, 39, 106; Barlow, Dr., Copy of Liturgia given to him by Durel, 19, 34. Belief, The. Clause concerning the Beveridge, Bishop, 89, 97, 196. Blessing, Jewish form of, 174. Blessing God, or giving thanks, 173. Blunt's Annotated Book of Common Prayer, 61, 145, 153. Bodleian copy of Liturgia, 19, 34. Body and blood, Christ's, 179, 191. Both kinds, 177. Bowyer's Latin Prayer Book, 38, 165, Bread, 177, 178, 183. Briefs, 77, 81. Bright and Medd's Latin Prayer Book, Brock, Rev, M., "Credence or Tasting Burnet, Bishop, 138, 159, 177. Calvin, 198. Canon LXI., 173; LXXXIV., 80; CXII. Capel, Monsignor, 46. Cardwell, Dr., 11, 13, 170. See also Catechism, 85 seq.; reason for, 87; 172. Catechisme, The Common, in foure Lan- guages, 103, 108, 111, 145. Channel Islands, 5. See also "Jersey." Charles I., 14, 52, 189. Charles II. establishes Savoy chapel, 2; sanctions Durel's French Prayer Book, Chaucer, 195. Christ's body and blood, 179, 183. Churchwardens to provide ele nents, 63. Clarke, Dr. Adam, 164. Comma before "given," 152 seg. Consecration of elements, 48, 57. Convocation, appointment of translators Cosin, Bishop, 27, 29, 56, 69, 152. Creed, 99 seq. Daniel, Rev. E., "The Prayer Book," Death unto sin, 161. Dedication to King, 21. Devotions, 67, 71, 78. Dionysius, 50. Divisions of Catechism, 89. Dolben, John, 13, 14, 17, 18; Dean of Duport's Greek Prayer Book, 43, 64, 74, degree of D.D., Dean of Windsor, &c. Durham. Durel, prebendary of, 3; Bre- Earle, 11, 13, 17, 27; Dean of West- Edinburgh Review, 187. Editions of Liturgia, 33 seq. Edward VI., Prayer Books of, 26, 65, 85, Elements, oblation of, 61 seq.; not held Elements, On Placing the, 82. Elements, Use of both kinds, 177. Elizabeth, Q., Latin Prayer Book, 23, 34, 40, 41, 43, 56 seq., 59, 60, 65, 66, Evil, 133. Faith, 98, 167, 171, 179, 185; faithful, Favour. See "grace." Garter, Durel, registrar of, 3. Given. See "Sign." Grace, 97, 129, 150, 158; children of, 169; authorized version of Bible, 25, Janua Linguarum, 88, passim. Jersey, Durel born in, I ; le Couteur, 1, 2 ; Justin Martyr, 49, 62, 65. La Liturgie. See "French Prayer Book." Latin Prayer Books; earlier versions, 40 Laud, Archbishop, 42, 43, 51. Le Couteur, dean of Jersey, I, 2. Letters of Orders, John Wesley's, 55. Llyfr Gweddi Gyffredin. See "Welsh Lord's Prayer, 129 seq. " Lord's Supper. See Sacrament," 173 seq., 179; remembrance, 175, 185; 189, Luther, 197. Marschall, Thos., D.D., 97, 100, 153, 157, 181, 183. Matter, 159, 160, 177. Merton College, Durel at, 1 ; Earle at, 13. Mockett's Latin Prayer Book, 42, 154. trasted with Liturgia, 40; see also 60. |