Flavel’s Exposition Quote Q&A 91

Of Sacraments as Means of Salvation

How doth the Word and Sacraments differ as Means of Salvation? A. The Word is appointed to be the first Means of begetting Faith; 1 Cor 3:5 Who then is Paul? or who is Apollo? but Ministers by whom ye believed, &c. Sacraments are to seal and confirm it, Rom 4:11 And he received the Sign of Circumcision, a Seal of the Righteousness of Faith, &c.