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.

How do the Sacraments of the old & new Testament agree?

In the Author, the end, the generall parts, in the thing signified in manner of Phrase. For God is one and the same Author of the Sacraments of each Couenanta 1.1.

There is the same end, that they should bee signes of the fa∣uour of God toward the Church.

There be the same parts: for the Sacraments both of the newe as also of the Old Testament, do consist of a signe and a thing sig∣nified: and in them both the signe is one thing, the thing signifi∣ed another.

The thing signifyed, or the substance is alone and the same Christ and the selfe same benefits of his, namely remission of sins, iustification, regeneration, and spirituall nourishment. Rom. 4.11. Abraham receiued the signe of the righteousnesse which he had recei∣ued in his foreskin 1. Cor. 10.2, 3.4 All were baptized vnder Moses in the cloud, and did all eate the meate (to wit that wee doe) and did all drinke of the same spirituall drinke. And cap. 12.13. For by one spirit we haue all beene baptized into one bodie, both Iewes and Gentiles, both bond and free: and wee haue all drunk into one spirit. For the same thing which Circumcision did signify, doth our baptisme now signifie: that which the lamb did, doth the Supper. And therefore the fathers vnder the Law, were partakers by faith of the same Christ, and of the same gifts of his, that we bee now vnder the Gospell, they beleeued in the selfe same Christ, and had the verie same promisesb 1.2. And Iesus Christ the same yesterday, to day and for euer. Heb. 13.8. And the Lambe of God slaine from the beginning of the world. Re. 13.8 And Augustine saith, Whosoeuer did conceiue Christ in the Manna, did eate the same spirituall meate that we doe.

Lastly the manner of speach in them both is the same, to wit Sacramentall, that is fytting, and well agreeing to that argu∣ment.

Notes

• a 1.1

  Heb. 1, ••
• b 1.2

  Heb. 11, 2 &c.