Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1890 edition. Excerpt: ... rightly to Holy Baptism receive three great benefits; (1.) The remission of their sins; (2.) The gift of the Holy Ghost; (3.) The blessing of eternal life. What must persons promise to renounce before they can be baptized? The Devil and all his works, the vain pomp and glory of the world, etc. What do you mean by the Devil? The spirit of evil, by whom we are entked to do wrong. What are some of the works of the Deril? Pride, malice, lying, blasphemy, slandf r, cruelty, hypocrisy, unbelief and whatever is contrary to God's word. Why are these called the works of the Devil? Because it is the evil spirit who entices men to do them. What do you mean by the pomp and glory of the world? Ostentatious display of dress or wealth or equipage calculated to draw away our hearts from God. Is all pomp and display sinful? No: only such as fosters human pride and selfishness. What are some of the sinful lusts of the flesh? See Gal. v. 18-21. What else is required of persons to be baptized besides this vow of renunciation? That they shall believe all the articles of the Christian Faith as contained in the Apostles' Creed. Why does the Church make this Creed the standard of belief for all persons desiring baptism? (1.) Because it is the briefest and simplest statement of the fundamental truths of the Christian religion; (2.) Unless we accept these truths we could not be baptized in this faith. What else does the person baptized promise to do? To keep God's holy will and commandments. Where do you find a summary of God's holy wiH and commandments? In the Church Catechism. What is the duty of the witnesses or God-parents to the persons baptized? To call upon them to use all diligence to be rightly instructed in God's word, and to put them in mind of their...
