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unto, according to the counfel of Gods own will, in his appointed time r.

VII. The facrament of baptifm is but once to be admini fred to any person f.

CHAP. XXIX. Of the Lord's Supper.

UR Lord Jefus, in the night wherein he was betrayed,

inftituted the facrament of his body and blood, called the Lords Supper, to be observed in his church unto the end of the world, for the perpetual remembrance of the facrifice of himself in his death, the fealing all benefits thereof unto true believers, their spiritual nourishment and growth in him, their farther engagement in and to all duties which they owe unto him; and to be a bond and pledge of their communion with him, and with each other, as members of his mystical body a. II. In

r Gal.3.27. For as many of you, as have been baptized into Chrift, have put on Christ. Tit.3. 5. Not by works of righteoufnefs which we have done,but according to his mercy, he faved us by the wafhing of regeneration, and renewing of the holy Ghoft. Eph, 5, 25. Husbands, love your wives, even as Chrift alfo loved the Church, and gave himself for it; v. 26. That he might fanctify and cleanfe it with the washing of water by the word. Acts 2. 38. Then Peter faid unto them, repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jefus Chrift, for the remiffion of fins,and ye fhall receive the gift of the holy Gholt. v. 41. Then they that gladly received his word, were baptized and the fame day there were added unto them about three thoufand fouls.

VII. Tit.3.5. (See in letter r.) I. a Cor. 11.23. For I have received of the Lord,that which alfo 1 delivered unto you, that the Lord Jefus, the fame night in which he was betrayed, took bread: v. 24. And when he had given thanks, he

brake it, and faid, Take, eat, this is mybody which is brokenforyou: this do in remembrance of me. v.25.After the famemanner alfo he took the cup,when he had fupped, faying, This cup is the new tefta ment in my blood: this do ye,as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me.v.26.For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do fhew the Lord's death till he come. 1

Cor. 10. 16. The cup of bleffing which we blefs, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Chrift? v.17. For we being many, are one bread, and one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread. v. 21. Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils; ye cannot be partakers ofthe Lords table, and of the table of devils. 1 Cor. 12. 13. For by one ipirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews orGentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to, drink into one spirit,

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II. In this Sacrament, Chrift is not offered up to his Fathers nor any real facrifice made at all, for remiffion of fins of the quick or dead b, but only a commemoration of that one offering up of himself, by himself, upon the crofs, once for all; and a fpiritual oblation of all poffible praife unto God for the fame c: fo that the popifh facrifice of the mafs; as they call it, is most abominably injurious to Chrift's one only fa erifice, the alone propitiation for all the fins of the elect d.

III The Lord Jefus hath, in this ordinance, appointed his ministers to declare his word of inftitution to the people to pray, and bless the elements of bread and wine, and thereby to fet them apart from a common to a holy ufe; and to take, and break, the bread, to take the cup, and (they communicating also themselves) to give both to the communicants e;

II.b Heb. 9. 22. And almoft all things are by the law purged with blood; and without hedding of blood is no remiffion. v. 25. Nor yet that he should offer himself of ten, as the high priest entereth in to the holy place every year with blood of others; v. 26. (For then muft he often have fuffered fince the foundation of the world) but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away fin by the facrifice of himfelf. v. 28. So Chrift was once offered to bear the fins of many; and unto thofe that look for him, thall he appear the fecond time, without fin, unto falvation.

€ 1 Cor.11.24, 24, 26. (See them in letter a.)Mat.26.26. And asthey were eating, Jefus took bread,and bleffed it, and brake it, and gave it to the difciples, and faid, Take, eat; this is my body, v. 27. And le took the cup, andgave thanks, and gave it to them, faying, drink ye all of it.

dHeb. 7.23.And they truly were many priefts,becaufe they were not fuffered to continue by reafon of death: 24 But this man,becaufe he continueth ever hath an un changeable priesthood... Who necdeth not daily, as thofe high

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priefts, to offer upfacrifice, firft for his own fins,and then for the peo⚫ ples: for this he did once, when he offered uphimfelf. Heb.10.11.And every prieft itandeth daily miniftring, and offering oftentimes thé fame facrifices, which can never take away fins: 12. But this man, afterhe had offered one facri fice for fins for ever, fat down on the right hand of God.v. 14. For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are fanctified. v. 18. Nowwhere remiffionofthefe is,thereisno more offering for fin.

III. e Mat. 26, 26, 27, (Seein let ter c.)v. 28, For this is my blood of thenew teftament, which is fhed for many for the remiffion of fins. And Mark 14.22. And as they did eat, Jefustook bread, and bleffed, and break it, and gave to them, & faid, take, eat: this is my body. v, 23. And he took the cup, and when he had given thanks,he gave it to them; and they all drank of it. 7. 24 And he laid unto them, This is my blood of the new teftament, which is thed for many. And Luke 22. 19. And he took bread, and gave thanks, andbrake it, and gave unto them, faying, this is my body which is given for you this do in remembrance of Ka

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but to none who are not then prefent in the congregation f. IV, Private maffes, or receiving this facrament by a priest other alone as likewife the denial of the cup to the people h, worthipping the elements, the lifting them up or carrying them about for adoration, and the referving them for any pretended religious use, are all contrary to the nature of this facrament, and to the inftitution of Christ i.

V. The outward elements in this facrament, duly fet apart to the uses ordained by Christ, have fuch relation to him crucified, as that truly, yet facramentally only, they are fometimes called by the name of the things they reprefent, to wit, the body and blood of Chrift k; albeit, in substance and nature, they ftill remain truly and only bread and wine, as they were before].

VI. That doctrine which maintains a change of the fubftance of bread and wine, into the fubftance of Christ's body and blood, (commonly called tranfubftantiation) by confecration of a priest, or by any other way, is repugnant, not to fcrip

me. v. 20. Likewife alfo the cup after supper,saying,This cup isthe new teftament in my blood,which isfhed foryou, With 1 Cor.11.23. 24, 25, 26.(See all in letter a.)

f Acts 20. 7. And upon the firft day of the week, when the difciples came together to breakbread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow,and continued his fpeech until mid-night. 1 Cor.11.21.When ye come together therefore into one place, this is not to eat the Lords fupper,

IV. g Cor. 10. 6. Now thefe things were our examples, to the intent we fhould not luft after evil things,as they alfo lufted.

h Mark 14. 22 (See in letter c.) 1 Cor. 11.25,26 (See letter a)".27. Wherefore, whofoever fhalleatthis bread, and drink this cup of the Lord unworthily,fhall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. v. 28. But let a man examine himfelf, and fo let him eat of that bread,and drink of that cup.v. 29. For he that catethanddrinkethunworthily,eatethand drinketh damation to himself, not difcerning

the Lords body.

i Mat. 15.9. But in vain they do worship me,teaching fordoctrines the commandments of men.

V.k Mat. 26. 26. And as they were eating, Jefus took bread, & bleffed it,and brake it,and gave it to the difciples, and faid, Take, eat; this is my body.v.27. And he took the cup,and gave thanks,and gaveit tothem,faying,Drink ye all of it: v. 28. For this is my blood of thenew teftament, which is fhed for many for the remiffion of fins.

11 Cor. 11.26.For as oftenasye eat this bread,and drink this cup, ye do fhewthe Lords death till he come. v.27. Wherefore, whofoever fhall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord unworthily, fhall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.v. 28. But let a man examine himself, and fo let him ear of that bread,and drinkofthat cup. Mat, 26. 29. But I fay unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Fathers kingdom.

VI,m Acts

149 Scripture alone, but even to common fenfe and reafon; overthroweth the nature of the facrament, and hath been and is the cause,of manifold fuperftitions, yea, of grofs idolatries m.

VII. Worthy receivers, outwardly partaking of the visible elements in this facrament n, do then alfo inwardly by faith, really and indeed, yet not carnally and corporally, but fpiritually, receive and feed upon Chrift crucified, and all benefits of his death: The body and blood of Christ being then, not corporally or carnally, in,with or under the bread and wine; yet as really, but fpiritually, prefent to the faith of believers in that ordinance, as the elements themselves are to their outward fenfes o.

VIII. Altho' ignorant and wicked men receive the outward elements in this facrament, yet they received not the thing fignified thereby; but, by their unworthy coming thereunto, are guilty of the body and blood of the Lord, to their own damnation. Wherefore all ignorant and ungodly perfons, as they are unfit to enjoy communion with him, fo are thy unworthy of the Lord's table, and cannot without great fin against Christ, while they remain fuch, partake of these holy myfteries p, or be admitted thereunto q.

VI.m Acts 3,21.Whom theheaven must receive,until the times of reftitution of all things,which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets, fince the world began,with Cor.11.24 And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and faid, Take,eat; this is my body,which is broken for you: this doin remembranceof me.v,25.Af ter the fame manneralfo hetook the cup, when he had fupped, faying, Thiscupisthe new teftamentin my blood:thisdo ye,as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me. v. 26. (See letter 1.) Luke 24.6.He is not here,but is rifen: rememberhow he fpake unto you when he was yet in Galilee. v. 39. Behold my hands & my feet,thatit is I my felf; handle me, and fee, for a fpirit hath not flesh and bones,as ye fee me have. VII.n1 Cor. 11.28.(Seeinletter 1.) 01 Cor.10.16. Thecup ofblefling which we blefs, is it not the communion of the blood of Chrift? the

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bread which we break,is it not the communion of the bodyof Christ?

VIII. PI Cor. 11.27, 28.(See in letter 1.) v. 29. For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily,eateth& drinketh damnation to himself,not difcerningthe Lordsbody.2Cor.6. 14. Be ye notunequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowthip hath righteousness with unrighteoufnefs?and whatcommunionhath lightwith darknesstv.15. And whatconcordhath Chrift with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth, with an infidel? v. 16, What agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath faid, I will dwell in them,and walk in them; and I will be their God,and they fhall be my people.

q1 Cor.5.6 Your gloryingisnot good: Know ye not that a little leaven leavenetht the whole lump? v. 7. Purge out therefore the old leaven,that ye may be a new lump

CHAP, XXX. Church Cenfures,

HE Lord Jefus, as King and head of his church, hath therein appointed a government in the hand of church, officers, diftinct from the civil magistrate a,

II. To thefe officers the keys of the kingdom of heaven are commited, by virtue whereof they have power relpective. ly to retain and remit fins; to fhut that kingdom against the im

As ye are unleavened. For even Chrift our paffover is facrificed for us.v.13.But them that are without, God judgeth, Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked perfon, Theff. 3. 6. Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jefus Chrift, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh diforderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us. v. 14. And ifany man obeynot our word by this epiftle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed.v. 15. Yet count him not as an enemy, but admonith him as a brother. Mat. 7. 6. Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before fwine,left they tram ple them under their feet, and turn again and rent you.

I. a Ifa.q.6.For unto us a child is born, unto us afon is given,and the government thall be upon his, fhoulder and his name fhall be called, Wonderful, Counfeller, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of peace v. 7.Of the increafeof his government and peace, there fhall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to efta blifh it,with judgmentand with ju ftice,from hencefortheven for ever: the zeal of the Lord of hofts will perform this, 1 Tim.5. 17.Let the elders that rule well, be counted worthy ofdouble honour,efpecial: ly they who labour in the word & doctrine.1 Theff. 5, 12, And we

befeechyou,brethren,toknowthem which labour among you, and are over you inthe Lord,and admonish you. Acts.20. 17. And from Mile, tus he fent to Ephefis, and called the elders of the church. v, 18. And when they were come to him, he faid unto them, Ye know from the first day that Icame into Afia, after what manner I have been with you at all feafons. Heb. 13.7. Remember them which have the rule over you.who have spoken unto youthe word of God; whole faith follow, confideringthe endof their converfation, t. 17. Obey them that have the ruleover you,and submit your. felves; forthey watchfor yourfouls, as they that mult give account,that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you. .24.Salute all them that have the rule over you, and all the faints. They of Italy falute you,

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Cor.12.28. And Godhath fet fome in the church, first apoftles, fecondarily prophets, thirdly, teachers, after thatmiracles, then gifts of hea lings, helps,governments, diverfities of tongues, Mar 18. 8. And Jefus came, and fpake unto them, faying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. . 19. Go ye therefore and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son,and of the holy Ghoft;, 20. Teaching them. to obferve all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and lo, I an with you alway, even unto the end of the world, Amen, II. b Ma

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