It is this which makes ordinances effectual signs of grace; means, not by which grace may _perhaps_ be bestowed, but by which it is _sure_ to be bestowed, if they are rightly used. The woman, whose history we have been considering, might have been disappointed in her hope: for CHRIST had not taught her, nor made her any promise, nor prescribed to her any course; but He has so enlightened _us_ in the mystery of His Incarnation; He has so pledged to us His grace; He has so shown us how to obtain it, that we may most confidently say, “If I may but touch, I shall be whole.” Grace, the manifold grace of CHRIST’S glorified body—the source of sanctification and every blessing, is ready to flow, and will flow as soon as He is touched. Of course, as we have seen, this touch must be directed by right feeling; but still, observe, there must be a touch. “Thy faith hath saved thee.” Not because it kept thee still, sighing for, talking of, waiting for Me, but because it roused thee, and made thee encounter so much, and do so much to come and touch Me. Faith gives quality to the touch, but, after all, the touch secures the blessing. So it ever is. The touch necessary, and the touch effectual. “He that believeth _and is baptized_ shall be saved.” “Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink His blood, ye have no life in you.” The water of Baptism is the laver of regeneration. The bread which we break, and the cup which we bless, are the Communion of the Body and Blood of CHRIST. Using the outward part rightly, you do certainly receive the inward grace: for as soon as CHRIST is rightly touched, and these are appointed ways of touching, immediately—as it were, spontaneously—virtue to heal goes out of Him.