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 of' these, baptism, confirmation, and orders cannot be reiterated without sacrilege. And I also receive and admit the received and approved ceremonies of' the Catholic Church, used in the solemn administration of all the aforesaid sacraments." The following is the decree of the Council of Florence, held under F. ugenius IV., in 1442, on the same subject: "The sacraments of the new law are seven; namely, baptism, confirmation, the eucharist, pe- nance, extreme unction, orders, and matrimony; which differ much from the sacraments of the old law. For these do not cause grace, but represent it as about to be iven by the passion of Christ: but the sacraments of the new law contain grace, and confer it on those who worthfly receive them. The first five of these are ordained for he spi- ritual perfection of each man in himself; the last two for the govern- ment and multiplication of the whole church. By baptism we are spiritually born again; by confirmation we are increased in grace and strengthened in faith; but being renewed and strengthened, we are nourished by the divine aliment of the eucharist. If by any sin we incur sickness of mind, by penitence we are spiritually healed; also spiritually and bodily, as may be proper for the soul, by extreme unc- tion. By orders the church is governed and spiritually multiplied; by matrimony she is bodily increased. All these sacraments are perfected by three things, namely, by tAings as to the matter, by tvrds as to the form, and by the person of the administrator who confers the sacrament, with the intention of doing what the church does; of which, if any be wanting the sacrament is not perfected. Among these sacraments there are three, baptism, confirmation, and orders, which impress inde- libly on the soul a cracter, that is, a certain spiritual sign, distinguish- ing him from others. Hence they are not repeated on the same person. But the other four do not impress a character, and admit of reiteration. "�e Council of Trent, in its seventh session, held March 3d, 1547, has the following decree and canons concerning t/ acramnt i genera/.- DECREE COIqCERlqINO THE SACRAMElqTS.--PREFACE. "In order to complete the exposition of the wholesome doctrine of justification, published in the last 5ession, by the unmlmotts consent tin, pmnitentia, extrema unctio, ordo, et matrimonium. Qum multum a sacramentis differnut antiqum legis. Ilia enhn non cansshunt gratiam, sed earn solurn per pessionem Christi dandam ease flgurabant: heec veto nostra et continent gratisre, et Jimam dign suscipientibus conferont. Hoturn quinque prim,, ad spiritualera unius cujusclUe horni- sis in seipo perfectionera; duo nitinto, ad totins ecclemn re.gimen, mult�11catlonemque ordinata sunt. Per baptismurn enim spiritualiter resuse,tour; per confirmationera augemur in gratis, et toboramur in fide: renati antera et roborati, nutrimur divina eucha- ristira alimoni. Quod si per pecc,,tum -gritudinem incurtitans animse, per lxeniten- tiara spiritualiter tunatour: spiritunliter etinm et corporaliter, prout animm expedit per exuemam unctionore: per oniinem veto ecclesia gubernamr et multiplicatur spiriton- liter: per matrimonium corporaliter augetur. Hsec omnis sacraments tribus !mrfciun- tur, videlicet, rebus tamquam mateftA, verbis tarnquam forraft, et persona ministri con- fetentis sacramenturn cure intentlone faciendi quod facit ecclesia: quorum si aliquod desit, non perfcitur escramentum. Inter hmc escramenta tria sunt, baptismus, confir- maris, et onto, qua characterera, id est, spirituale qnoddatn si,,num a cmterb disfineti- vum, imlwirnunt in artism indelibile. Unde in endera pemona non miterantur. vec..uatuor characterera non impfirnunt, et reiterationem admittunt*'--Dccrt. tm 1
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