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Q. 1. What is the Lords supper?
A. An aholy action instituted and97 appointed by Christ, bto set forth his death, cand communicate unto us spiritually his body and blood by faith, being drepresented by bread and wine, eblessed by his word, and prayer, fbroken,98 poured out, and received of believers.
aMatt. xxvi. 2628; Luke xxii. 1420; 1 Cor. xi. 2325. bLuke xxii. 19; 1 Cor. xi. 25, 26. cMark xiv. 2224; 1 Cor. xi. 24, 25; John vi. 63. d1 Cor. xi. 23, 25. e1 Cor. xi. 24; Matt. xxvi. 26. fMatt. xxvi. 26; Mark xiv. 22; Luke xxii. 19.
Q. 2. When did Christ appoint this sacraments?
A. On the night wherein he was betrayed to suffer.
1 Cor. xi. 23.
Q. 3. Whence is the right use of it to be learned?
492A. From the word,99 practice, and actions of our Saviour, at its institution.
Q. 4. What were the actions of our Saviour to be imitated by us?
A. First, blessing the elements by prayer; secondly, breaking the bread, and pouring out the wine; thirdly, distributing them to the receivers, sitting in a table-gesture.
Matt. xxvi. 26; Mark xiv. 22; Luke xxii. 19,20; 1 Cor. xi. 23, 24.
Q. 5. What were the words of Christ?
A. First, of command, Take, eat; secondly, of promise, This is my body; thirdly, of institution for perpetual use, This do, &c.
1 Cor. xi. 2426.
Q. 6. Who are to be100 101 receivers of this sacrament?
A. Those only have a true right to the signs who by faith have an holy interest in Christ, the thing signified.
1 Cor. xi. 2729; John vi. 63.
Q. 7. Do the elements remain bread and wine still, after the blessing of them?
A. Yes; all the spiritual change is wrought by the faith of the receiver, not the words of the giver: to them that believe, they are the body and blood of Christ.
John vi. 63; 1 Cor. x. 4, xi. 29.
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