The Doctrine of the Church (19): The Idea of the Sacraments / The Sacrament of Baptism

Only, it depends upon the acceptance of this gracious bequest on the part of God, whether or not the sacrament is applicable to and valid for him that receives it. This view of the sacrament is the conception of the late Professor Heyns, who taught for many years in the Seminary of the Christian Reformed Church. And it is also the view of the Liberated in the Netherlands, or those that belong to the Reformed Churches under Article 31. According to this conception, the essence of the covenant is...