Institutions of Christian religion framed out of Gods word, and the writings of the best diuines, methodically handled by questions and answers, fit for all such as desire to know, or practise the will of God. Written in Latin by William Bucanus Professor of Diuinitie in the Vniuersitie of Lausanna. And published in English by Robert Hill, Bachelor in Diuinitie, and Fellow of Saint Iohns Colledge in Cambridge, for the benefit of our English nation, to which is added in the end the practise of papists against Protestant princes.

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Title: Institutions of Christian religion framed out of Gods word, and the writings of the best diuines, methodically handled by questions and answers, fit for all such as desire to know, or practise the will of God. Written in Latin by William Bucanus Professor of Diuinitie in the Vniuersitie of Lausanna. And published in English by Robert Hill, Bachelor in Diuinitie, and Fellow of Saint Iohns Colledge in Cambridge, for the benefit of our English nation, to which is added in the end the practise of papists against Protestant princes.
Author: Bucanus, Guillaume.
Publication: Printed at London :: By George Snowdon, and Leonell Snowdon [, and R. Field],; 1606.
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Whence is the consecration, or the sanctification and blessing of the Sacraments?

Not by making the signe of the Crosse, the repeating and se∣cret murmuring of any words, as Iuglers & Coniurers do repeat their charmes in conceiued words, namely for example, of Iupi∣ter that sends the thunder, or of bringing the Moone out of Heauen, to wit, by the force and vertue of letters and syllables, if they be repeated and vttered after a certaine manner. But from the holy and good will, choise, institution, or ordinance, blessing, consecration, worke, commaundement, the ratification of the word, and the promise of God himselfe: who for the good of men hath made choyce of water, bread and wine, and hath in∣stituted & by his ordinance set thē apart for some special purpose, and because he hath shewed that it is his pleasure to haue them for Sacraments, and how he will haue them celebrated.

Further by the holy vse, which is performed by prayers: by the commemoration of the benefits and promises of God, and giuing of thanks.