1689 Confession, ch. 30, Of the Lord's Supper, para. 1: Its Institution

1689 CONFESSION, CH. 30, OF THE LORD'S SUPPER, PARA. 1: ITS INSTITUTION.

I. ITS INSTITUTION (PARA. 1).
A. The original circumstances of its institution.
B. The prescribed observation of its institution.

1. Its location.
2. Its duration.

C. The multiple purposes of its institution.

1. The primary design: 'for the perpetual remembrance and showing forth the sacrifice of himself in death.'
2. The subsidiary intentions.
   —The confirmation of our faith
   —The nourishment of our spirituality
   —The increase of our commitment
   —The strengthening of our communion