received authority from Christ to minister them, and that they be ministered according to the form which He ordained.
What is "requisite" to the form of baptism?
That it be administered with water, in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.
What is "requisite" to the form of the Lord's Supper?
That the elements of bread and wine be consecrated in the appointed manner, to become spiritually the body and blood of the Lord, and be delivered to each communicant as such body and blood.
Who are the proper ministers of the Sacraments?
Those persons in each Church who have been appointed to administer them by authority derived from Christ through His Apostles.
In what respect has "the Church of Jerusalem erred?"
In the person of Maximus, its bishop, who admitted Arius to communion, after he had been excommunicated by the council of Nice, without renouncing his heresy.
What was his heresy?
He taught that God the Son is not equal in nature to the Father.
In what respect has "the Church of Alexandria erred?"
In the person of Dioscorus, its bishop, who countenanced the heresy of Eutyches.
