[Pryr-1.2-22] On the other Hand, wherever this Seed of Heaven is takes Root, to gets Life and Breath in the Soul, whether it be in Man, or Woman, and however old, then Man is justly said to be inspired, enlightened, and moved by the Spirit of God, because his whole Birth and Life is a Birth from above, of the Light and Spirit of God; and therefore he has the Nature, Spirit, and Tempers of Heaven in it.As this regenerate Life grows up in any Man, so too grows a true and real Knowledge of the whole Mystery of Godliness in himself. All that the Gospel teaches of Sin and Grace, of Life and Death, of Heaven and Hell, of the New and Old Man, of the Light and Spirit of God, are Things not got by Hearsay, but inwardly known, felt by Man in his own new born Life.
He has Unction from above (Holy Unction is considered one of the 7 traditional Sacraments, and is believed to be part of the healing rites of the Church) which teaches him all Things, knows what it ought to pray for, and then prays without ceasing, that Christ is risen from the Dead, in a Conversation with Heaven, for his Spirit has been delivered from Vanity, and now has its glorious Liberty in that God, from whom it came forth.
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The seven sacraments are Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist, Reconciliation, UNCTION (Anointing of the Sick) Holy Orders, and Matrimony. They are found in the Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Anglican, and Lutheran churches.
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