Westminster Larger Catechism, 161-170: Sacraments, Baptism and Lord's Supper

The Westminster Larger Catechism

Sacraments, Baptism and Lord's Supper

Q. 161. How do the sacraments become effectual means
of salvation?
A. The sacraments
become effectual means of salvation, not by any power in themselves, or any
virtue derived from the piety or intention of him by whom they are
administered, but only by the working of the Holy Ghost, and the blessing of
Christ, by