Heidelberg Catechism, 66-70: Sacraments

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Question 66. What are the sacraments?Answer: The sacraments are holy visible signs
and seals, appointed of God for this end, that by the use thereof, he may the
more fully declare and seal to us the promise of the gospel, viz., that he
grants us freely the remission of sin, and life eternal, for the sake of that
one sacrifice of Christ