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Confession of Faith Chapter 29: Of the Lord's Supper 4. Private masses, or receiving this sacrament by a priest, or any other, alone; 1 as likewise, the denial of the cup to the people, 2 worshiping the elements, the lifting them up, or carrying them about, for adoration, and the reserving them for any pretended religious use; are all contrary to the nature of this sacrament, and to the institutio...

Confession of Faith Chapter 29: Of the Lord's Supper 3. The Lord Jesus hath, in this ordinance, appointed his ministers to declare his word of institution to the people; to pray, and bless the elements of bread and wine, and thereby to set them apart from a common to an holy use; and to take and break the bread, to take the cup, and (they communicating also themselves) to give both to the communic...

Confession of Faith Chapter 29: Of the Lord's Supper 2. In this sacrament, Christ is not offered up to his Father; nor any real sacrifice made at all, for remission of sins of the quick or dead; 1 but only a commemoration of that one offering up of himself, by himself, upon the cross, once for all: and a spiritual oblation of all possible praise unto God, for the same: 2 so that the popish sacrifi...

Shorter Catechism Q 96. What is the Lord's supper? A. The Lord's Supper is a sacrament, wherein, by giving and receiving bread and wine, according to Christ's appointment, his death is showed forth; 1 and the worthy receivers are, not after a corporal and carnal manner, but by faith, made partakers of his body and blood, with all his benefits, to their spiritual nourishment, and growth in grace. 2...

Confession of Faith Chapter 29: Of the Lord's Supper 1. Our Lord Jesus, in the night wherein he was betrayed, instituted the sacrament of his body and blood, called the Lord's Supper, to be observed in his church, unto the end of the world, for the perpetual remembrance of the sacrifice of himself in his death; the sealing all benefits thereof unto true believers, their spiritual nourishment and g...

Larger Catechism Q 167. How is our baptism to be improved by us? A. The needful but much neglected duty of improving our baptism, is to be performed by us all our life long, especially in the time of temptation, and when we are present at the administration of it to others; 1 by serious and thankful consideration of the nature of it, and of the ends for which Christ instituted it, the privileges a...

Confession of Faith Chapter 28: Of Baptism 7. The sacrament of baptism is but once to be administered unto any person. 1 Romans 6:3-11 Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in ne...

Confession of Faith Chapter 28: Of Baptism 6. The efficacy of baptism is not tied to that moment of time wherein it is administered; 1 yet, notwithstanding, by the right use of this ordinance, the grace promised is not only offered, but really exhibited, and conferred, by the Holy Ghost, to such (whether of age or infants) as that grace belongeth unto, according to the counsel of God's own will, i...

Confession of Faith Chapter 28: Of Baptism 5. Although it be a great sin to contemn or neglect this ordinance, 1 yet grace and salvation are not so inseparably annexed unto it, as that no person can be regenerated, or saved, without it; 2 or, that all that are baptized are undoubtedly regenerated. 3 Genesis 17:14 Any uncircumcised male who is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin shall be c...

Shorter Catechism Q 95. To whom is baptism to be administered? A. Baptism is not to be administered to any that are out of the visible church, till they profess their faith in Christ, and obedience to him; 1 but the infants of such as are members of the visible church are to be baptized. 2 Larger Catechism Q 166. Unto whom is baptism to be administered? A. Baptism is not to be administered to any...

Confession of Faith Chapter 28: Of Baptism 4. Not only those that do actually profess faith in and obedience unto Christ, 1 but also the infants of one, or both, believing parents, are to be baptized. 2 Acts 2:41 So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls. Acts 8:12-13 But when they believed Philip as he preached good news about the kingd...

Confession of Faith Chapter 28: Of Baptism 3. Dipping of the person into the water is not necessary; but baptism is rightly administered by pouring, or sprinkling water upon the person. 1 Hebrews 9:10 but deal only with food and drink and various washings, regulations for the body imposed until the time of reformation. Hebrews 9:13 For if the blood of goats and bulls, and the sprinkling of defiled...

Confession of Faith Chapter 28: Of Baptism 2. The outward element to be used in this sacrament is water, wherewith the party is to be baptized, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, by a minister of the gospel, lawfully called thereunto. 1 Acts 10:47 “Can anyone withhold water for baptizing these people, who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?” Acts 8:36 And...

Shorter Catechism Q 94. What is baptism? A. Baptism is a sacrament, wherein the washing with water in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, 1 doth signify and seal our ingrafting into Christ, and partaking of the benefits of the covenant of grace, and our engagement to be the Lord's. 2 Larger Catechism Q 165. What is baptism? A. Baptism is a sacrament of the new testament,...

Confession of Faith Chapter 28: Of Baptism 1. Baptism is a sacrament of the new testament, ordained by Jesus Christ, 1 not only for the solemn admission of the party baptized into the visible church; 2 but also, to be unto him a sign and seal of the covenant of grace, 3 of his ingrafting into Christ, 4 of regeneration, 5 of remission of sins, 6 and of his giving up unto God, through Jesus Christ,...

Confession of Faith Chapter 27: Of the Sacraments 5. The sacraments of the old testament, in regard of the spiritual things thereby signified and exhibited, were, for substance, the same with those of the new. 1 1 Corinthians 10:1-4 For I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea, and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud...

Shorter Catechism Q 93. Which are the sacraments of the New Testament? A. The sacraments of the New Testament are, baptism, 1 and the Lord's Supper. 2 Larger Catechism Q 164. How many sacraments hath Christ instituted in his church under the new testament? A. Under the new testament Christ hath instituted in his church only two sacraments, baptism and the Lord's Supper. 3 Matthew 28:19 Go therefor...

Confession of Faith Chapter 27: Of the Sacraments 4. There be only two sacraments ordained by Christ our Lord in the Gospel; that is to say, baptism, and the Supper of the Lord: neither of which may be dispensed by any, but by a minister of the Word lawfully ordained. 1 Matthew 28:19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the...

Larger Catechism 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 whom they are instituted. 1 Shorter Catechism Q 91. How do the sacra...

Confession of Faith Chapter 27: Of the Sacraments 3. The grace which is exhibited in or by the sacraments rightly used, is not conferred by any power in them; neither doth the efficacy of a sacrament depend upon the piety or intention of him that doth administer it: 1 but upon the work of the Spirit, 2 and the word of institution, which contains, together with a precept authorizing the use thereof...

Confession of Faith Chapter 27: Of the Sacraments 2. There is, in every sacrament, a spiritual relation, or sacramental union, between the sign and the thing signified: whence it comes to pass, that the names and effects of the one are attributed to the other. 2 Larger Catechism Q 163. What are the parts of a sacrament? A. The parts of a sacrament are two; the one an outward and sensible sign, use...

Shorter Catechism Q 92. What is a sacrament? A. A sacrament is a holy ordinance instituted by Christ; 1 wherein by sensible signs, Christ, and the benefits of the new covenant, are represented, sealed, and applied to believers. 2 Larger Catechism Q 162. What is a sacrament? A. A sacrament is an holy ordinance instituted by Christ in his church, 3 to signify, seal, and exhibit 4 unto those that are...

Confession of Faith Chapter 27: Of the Sacraments 1. Sacraments are holy signs and seals of the covenant of grace, 1 immediately instituted by God, 2 to represent Christ, and his benefits; and to confirm our interest in him: 3 as also, to put a visible difference between those that belong unto the church, and the rest of the world; 4 and solemnly to engage them to the service of God in Christ, acc...

Larger Catechism Q 160. What is required of those that hear the Word preached? A. It is required of those that hear the Word preached, that they attend upon it with diligence, 1 preparation, 2 and prayer; 3 examine what they hear by the Scriptures; 4 receive the truth with faith, 5 love, 6 meekness, 7 and readiness of mind, 8 as the Word of God; 9 meditate, 10 and confer of it; 11 hide it in their...

Larger Catechism Q 159. How is the Word of God to be preached by those that are called thereunto? A. They that are called to labor in the ministry of the Word, are to preach sound doctrine, 1 diligently, 2 in season and out of season; 3 plainly, 4 not in the enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit, and of power; 5 faithfully, 6 making known the whole counsel of God; 7 wi...