Chapter 22: Of Religious Worship and the Sabbath Day — Chapter 23: Of Lawful Oaths and Vows

Of Religious Worship and the Sabbath Day

Paras
1 I. Its regulative principle
A. The general duty of worship revealed by nature
B. The specific regulation of worship revealed by Scripture
2 II. Its restricted presentation
A. In regard to its object
B. In regard to its mediation
3-5 III. Its constituent elements
3-5(a) A. Its ordinary elements
3-4

1. The element of prayer
5(a)
2. Other elements
5(b) B. Its occasional elements
1. Solemn humiliation with fasting

2. Special occasions of thanksgiving
6 IV. Its appropriate locale
A. Described negatively
B. Described positively
7-8 V. Its appointed day
7 A. Its institution
B. Its sanctification

From: Samuel E. Waldron, A Modern Exposition of the 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith, (Evangelical Press, 1989), p. 266-267. Used by permission. __________________________________________________________________

Of Lawful Oaths and Vows

Paras
1-4 I. Lawful oaths
1 A. Their definition
2(a) B. Their sanctity
2(b) C. Their propriety
3 D. Their solemnity
4 E. Their sincerity
5 II. Lawful vows
A. Their exclusive recipient
B. Their careful performance
C. Their popish perversion

From: Samuel E. Waldron, A Modern Exposition of the 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith, (Evangelical Press, 1989), p. 278. Used by permission. __________________________________________________________________