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title: 'The Sacraments and the Children of the Church'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
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authors:
- 'Henry Jackson Van Dyke, Sr.'
date: 1884-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Sacraments'
- 'Presbyterian Polity'
- 'Westminster Standards'
scriptures:
- 'Genesis 17'
- 'Acts 2'
- 'Romans 6'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/van-dyke-1884-the-sacraments-and-the-children-of-the-church
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# The Sacraments and the Children of the Church

Argues the Reformed (Westminster) view that sacraments—especially infant baptism—are covenantal seals given to worthy receivers, opposing Puritan tests that exclude children.

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