Westminster Confession of Faith (American revision, 1788), Westminster Assembly and Synod of New York and Philadelphia · PDF
Chapter 29: Of the Lord’s Supper
The outward elements, in this sacrament, duly set apart to the uses ordained by Christ, have such relation to him crucified, as that truly, yet sacramentally only, they are sometimes called by the name of the things they represent, to wit, the body and blood of Christ; albeit, in substance and nature, they still remain truly, and only, bread, and wine, as they were before.
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Westminster Confession of Faith (1646), Paragraph 29.5
The outward elements, in this sacrament, duly set apart to the uses ordained by Christ, have such relation to him crucified, as that truly, yet sacramentally only, they are sometimes called by the name of the things they represent, to wit, the body and blood of Christ; albeit, in substance and nature, they still remain truly, and only, bread, and wine, as they were before.
Westminster Confession of Faith (1646), Paragraph 29.5
The outward Elements, in this Sacrament, duly set apart, to the uses ordained by Christ, have such relation to him crucified, as that, truly, yet Sacramentally only, they are sometimes called by the name of the things they represent, to wit, the Body and Blood of Christ; albeit, in substance and nature, they still remain, truly, and only Bread and Wine, as they were before
Westminster Confession of Faith (American revision, 1788), Paragraph 29.5
The outward elements, in this sacrament, duly set apart to the uses ordained by Christ, have such relation to him crucified, as that truly, yet sacramentally only, they are sometimes called by the name of the things they represent, to wit, the body and blood of Christ; albeit, in substance and nature, they still remain truly, and only, bread, and wine, as they were before.
On Westminster Confession of Faith (1646), Paragraph 29.5, which this paragraph revises
Is the Sacrament of Christs Body and Bloud, called the Lords Supper, an Ordinance of GOD, to be observed in the Church, unto the end of the World? Yes. Is Christ offered up to his…
On Westminster Confession of Faith (1646), Paragraph 29.5, which this paragraph revises
Much confusion has resulted from not attending to the distinction laid down here between a sacramental relation and a substantial identity. Luther insisted on the words, ‘This is…
