II. In this facrament, Chrift is not offered up to his Father, 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 cross, once for all; and a fpiritual oblation of all poffible praise unto God for the fame c; fo that the Popish facrifice of the mafs, as they call it, is most abominably injurious to Chrift's one only facrifice, the alone propitiation for all the fins of the elect d.

III. The Lord Jefus hath, in this ordinance, appointed his minifters 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 an holy use; and to take, and break the bread, to take the cup, and (they communicating alfo themfelves) to give

Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils. 1 Cor. xii. 13. For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.

II. b Heb. ix. 22. And almoft all things are by the law purged with blood; and without fhedding of blood is no remiffion. v. 25. Nor yet that he fhould offer himself often, as the high priest entereth into the holy place, every year with blood of others: v. 26.) For then must 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 himself. v. 28. So Chrift was once offered to bear the fins of many; and unto thofe that look for him, fhall he appear the fecond time, without fin, unto falvation.

CI Cor. xi. 24. 25. 26. (See them in letter a.) Matth. xxvi. 26. And as they were eating, Jefus took

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bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the difciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body. v. 27. And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, faying, Drink ye all of it.

d Heb. vii. 23. And they truly were many priests, because they were not fuffered to continue by reafon of death : V. 24. But this man, because he continueth ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood. v. 27. Who needeth not daily, as thofe high priests, to offer up facri fice, first for his own fins, and then for the peoples: for this he did once, when he offered up himself. Heb. x. 11. And every priest standeth daily miniftering and offering oftentimes the fame facrifices which

Chap. XXIX. both to the communicants e; but to none who are not then prefent in the congregation f.

IV. Private maffes, or receiving this facrament by a prieft, or any other alone g, as likewife the denial of the cup to the people h, worshipping the elements, the lifting them up, or carrying them about for adoration, and the referving them for any pretended religious ufe, are all contrary to the nature of this facrament, and to the inftitution of Chrifti.

V. The outward elements in this facrament duly fet apart to the ufes ordained by Chrift, have fuch relation to him crucified, as that truly, yet facramentally only, they are sometimes called by the name of the things they represent, to wit, the body and blood of Chrift k; albeit,

III. e Matth. xxvi. 26. 27. (See in letter c.) v. 28. For this is my blood of the New Teftament, which is fhed for many for the remiffion of fins. And Mark xiv. 22. And as they did eat, Jefus took bread, and blessed, and brake it, and gave to them, and 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. v. 24. And he faid unto them, This is my blood of the New Teftament, which is fhed for many. And Luke xxii. 19. And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, faying, This is my body which is given for you this do in remembrance of me. v. 20. Likewife alfo the cup after fupper, faying, This cup is the New Teftament in my blood, which is fhed for you. With 1 Cor. xi. 23.-26. (See all in letter a.)

f Acts xx. 7. And upon the firft day of the week, when the difciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow, and contiqued his fpeech until midnight.

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I Cor. xi. 20. When ye come together therefore into one place, this is not to eat the Lord's fupper.

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

b Mark xiv. 23. (See in letter c.) I Cor. xi. 25. 26. (See in letter a.) 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 eat of that bread, and drink of that cup. v. 29. For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not difcerning the Lord's body.

i Matth. xv. 9. But in vain they do worfhip me, teaching for doc trines the commandments of men.

V. A Matth. xxvi. 26. And as they were eating, Jefus took bread, and bleffed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and faid, Take, eat; this is my body, v. 27. And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, faying, Drink ye all of it: v. 28. For this

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in fubftance and nature, they ftill remain truly and only bread and wine, as they were before 1.

VI. That doctrine which maintains a change of the fubtance of bread and wine, into the fubftance of Chrift's body and blood (commonly called Transubstantiation) by confecration of a priest, or by any other way, is repugnant not to fcripture 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 vifible 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 Christ crucified, and all benefits of his death: the body and blood of Chrift being then, not corporally or carnally, in, with, or under the bread and wine; yet as really, but fpiritually, present to the faith of believers in that ordinance, as the elements themfelves are to their outward fenfes o.

VIII. Although ignorant and wicked men receive the outward

is my blood of the New Teftament, which is fhed for many for the remiffion of fins.

1 Cor. xi. 26. For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do fhew the Lord's 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 eat of that bread, and drink of that cup. Matth. xxvi. 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 Father's kingdom.

VI. m Acts iii. 21. Whom the heaven 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 1 Cor. xi. 24. And

when he had given thanks, he brake it, and faid, Take, eat; this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. v. 25. After the fame manner alfo he took the cup, when he had supped, faying, This cup is the New Teftament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me. v. 26. (See in letter /.) Luke xxiv. 6. He is not here, but is rifen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee. v. 39. Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and fee, for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye fee me have.

VII. n 1 Cor. xi. 28. (See in letter l.)

• 1 Cor. x. 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 Christ? VIII. 1 Cor.

Chap. XXX. outward elements in this facrament, yet they receive 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 they unworthy of the Lord's table, and cannot, without great fin against Christ, while they remain fuch, partake of thefe holy myfteries p, or be admitted thereunto q.

CHAP. XXX. Of Church-Cenfures:

HE Lord Jefus, as King and Head of his church, hath therein appointed a government in the hand of churchofficers, diftinct from the civil magiftrate a.

II To these officers of the keys of the kingdom of heaven are committed, by virtue whereof, they have power refpectively to retain and remit fins, to fhut that kingdom against the impenitent, both by the word and cenfures; and to open it unto penitent finners, by the ministry of the gofpel, and by abfolution from cenfures, as occafion fhall require b.