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 communicants; but to none who are not then present in the congregation.
Changes from Westminster Confession of Faith (1646), Paragraph 29.3
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 communicants; but to none who are not then present in the congregation.
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 Communicants; but, to none who are not then present in the Congregation.
Westminster Confession of Faith (American revision, 1788), Paragraph 29.3
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 communicants; but to none who are not then present in the congregation.
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