An Abridgment of the Christian Doctrine, by Way of Question and Answer, Composed by H.T., Revised by J. Doyle

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1828 Excerpt: ...A, To be confirmed In oar strength and growth, without. which we can never be made men; to this answers Confirmation, by which We are 'made strong and perfect Christians, able to profess our faith before our enemies. Q. What is our third corporal necessity? A. That (being now made men) we have a competence of daily food and sustenance; to which the blessed Eucharist corresponds, by which our souls are fed with divine grace as often as we worthily receive it, or offer it With the 'Priest on the altar. Q. What is the fourth necessity of the body? A. That we have physic when we are sick and wnnnded: tp this the sacrament of penance answers; by which our maladies and sores of sin are healed. Q. What is our fifth necessity of the body? A. That we have the necessary helps against the agonizing pangs of death; to this corresponds Extreme Unction, by which our soul is strengthened in her last agony, against the violent assaults of the devil. Q. What is the sixth corporal necessity? A. That we he governed by laws and magistrates, so as to avoid injustice and confusion; to this Holy Order corresponds, by vfhich we are provided of spiritual magistrates to guide and govern us. Q. What is the seventh corporal necessity? A. That we he multiplied in a lawful manner; and to this Matrimony corresponds, by which we are not only multiplied in a natural, but in a holy and sacramental way. Q. What is a Sacrament in goneral? A. It is a visible sign of invisible grace, divinely instituted by Christ for our sanctification. Q. How prove you that Christ ordained them all? A. Because it is not in the power of any pure creature to give infallible virtue, causing grace to sensible and material things, such as the Sacraments are; according to the Council of Trent, Sess. 7. Can. 1. Q. Fr...