Chapter XXVIIIOf Baptism and the Lord's Supper

The 1689 text, original spelling

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The 1689 text with original spelling and punctuation, copied and reformatted from CCEL’s microfilm transcription of the 1677 edition. Source: Bible Researcher transcription.

The source text was published in 1677/1689; the electronic transcription declares the confession text public domain. Rights evidence. Verified 2026-07-14.

Baptism and the Lords Supper are ordinances of positive, and soveraign institution; appointed by the Lord Jesus the only Law-giver, to be continued in his Church^a to the end of the world.

Scripture proofs

aMat. 28 19,20. 1 Cor. 11.26.

These holy appointments are to be administred by those only, who are qualified and thereunto called according^b to the commission of Christ.

bMat. 28.19. 1 Cor. 4.1.