1. Baptism and the Lord's Supper are
ordinances of positive and sovereign institution, appointed by the Lord Jesus, the only
lawgiver, to be continued in his church to the end of the world.
( Matthew
28:19, 20; 1
Corinthians 11:26 )
2. These holy appointments are to be administered by those only who are qualified and
thereunto called, according to the commission of Christ.
( Matthew
28:19; 1
Corinthians 4:1 )
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