Second London Baptist Confession on the Lord's Supper
Real but spiritual presence, received by faith
Worthy receivers, outwardly partaking of the visible Elements in this Ordinance, do then also inwardly by faith, really and indeed, yet not carnally, and corporally, but spiritually receive, and feed upon Christ crucified & all the benefits of his death: the Body and Blood of Christ, being then not corporally, or carnally, but spiritually present to the faith of Believers.
THE POSITION
Chapter 30.7 follows WCF 29.7 closely: worthy receivers really and indeed feed on Christ crucified, not carnally or corporally but spiritually, and Christ is spiritually present to faith. Paragraph 30.6 rejects transubstantiation as repugnant to Scripture and to common sense, 30.5 insists the elements remain in substance and nature truly and only bread and wine, and 30.2 rejects the Mass as a real sacrifice.
16 Is not the cup of blessing that we bless a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ?
8 OTHERS HOLD THIS
ABOUT THIS FIGURE
The confessional standard of the Particular Baptists, first printed 1677 and adopted by the London General Assembly of 1689. It takes over the Westminster Confession chapter by chapter and rewrites it at four points that matter: the covenant (ch. 7), the gospel and the extent of its grace (ch. 20, which Westminster has no counterpart to), the church (ch. 26), and baptism (ch. 29). This entry rests on the 1677/1689 printing with its own Scripture proofs, read against the Westminster text clause by clause.
Cite this page
"Second London Baptist Confession on the Lord's Supper", Examined Doctrine, July 2026 edition, https://examineddoctrine.com/position/lbc1689/lords-supper (archived at https://examineddoctrine.com/editions/2026-07/position/lbc1689/lords-supper).