What necessity was there for making any statement on this subject?
Because before the Reformation it was the custom of the Church in England to celebrate divine service in Latin.
How came that to be the case?
Because at one time Latin was the only written language in the west of Europe.
Article XXV.
What is the subject of the twenty-fifth Article?
"The Sacraments."
What two kinds of Sacraments are treated of in this Article?
"Sacraments ordained of Christ," and "those five, commonly called Sacraments."
What is the nature of the "Sacraments ordained of Christ in the Gospel?"
They are "not only badges or tokens of Christian men's profession, but rather sure witnesses and effectual signs of grace and God's good will towards us."
What Sacraments answer to this description?
"Baptism, and the Supper of the Lord."
What then does the Article assert respecting Baptism and the Lord's Supper?
1. That they are badges or tokens of our Christian profession;
2. That they are sure witnesses and effectual signs of God's grace and good will towards us.
