Chapter II. The Ordinances Of The Church.

I. Baptism. 1. Baptism an Ordinance of Christ. 2. The Mode of Baptism. A. The command to baptize is a command to immerse. B. No church has the right to modify or dispense with this command of Christ. 3. The Symbolism of Baptism. A. Expansion of this statement as to the symbolism of baptism. B. Inferences from the passages referred to. 4. The Subjects of Baptism. A. Proof that only persons giving evidence of being regenerated are proper subjects of baptism. B. Inferences from the fact that only persons giving evidence of being regenerate are proper subjects of baptism. C. Infant Baptism. (a) Infant baptism is without warrant, either express or implied, in the Scripture. (b) Infant baptism is expressly contradicted. (c) The rise of infant baptism in the history of the church. (d) The reasoning by which it is supported is unscriptural, unsound, and dangerous in its tendency. (e) The lack of agreement among pedobaptists. (f) The evil effects of infant baptism. II. The Lord’s Supper. 1. The Lord’s Supper an ordinance instituted by Christ. 2. The Mode of administering the Lord’s Supper. 3. The Symbolism of the Lord’s Supper. A. Expansion of this statement. B. Inferences from this statement. 4. Erroneous views of the Lord’s Supper. A. The Romanist view. B. The Lutheran and High Church view. 5. Prerequisites to Participation in the Lord’s Supper. A. There are prerequisites. B. The prerequisites are those only which are expressly or implicitly laid down by Christ and his apostles. C. On examining the New Testament, we find that the prerequisites to participation in the Lord’s Supper are four. First,—Regeneration. Secondly,—Baptism. Thirdly,—Church membership. Fourthly,—An orderly walk. D. The local church is the judge whether these prerequisites are fulfilled. E. Special objections to open communion.