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not been able to find in the Nestorian rituals any authoritative declaration corresponding with the doctrine expressed in this Article; but the confession of the officiating priest of his own unworthiness, and notwithstanding this, the efficacy of the sacraments, which he administers, in such as partake of them aright, as contained in the offices of Baptism and the Supper, proves their agreement with the teaching of our own Church in this respect. The same inference may be drawn from Mar Abd Yeshua's statement of what is necessary to the validity of a sacrament: "First, a true priest who has attained the priesthood rightly, according to the requirements of the Church. Secondly, the Word and Commandment of the of sacraments, whereby He ordained each of them. Thirdly, right intention and confirmed faith on the part of those who