§ XXII. In the last section was mentioned our
protest against the doctrine of the Papists respecting
the nature of the sacrament called the Lord's supper :
in the present, I would say something of their
manner of administering, or rather of not administer-
mg it ; of their giving the bread only to the people,
and reserving the wine for the priests. In conse-
crating the bread, they depart, as if designedly, from
the example of CMst, who took the bread and brake



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it. This is a very significant act, and essential to a
right consecration of the bread. Our Church so
deems it, and accordingly directs the minister, while
saying the words, to broke the bread. This the Pa-
pists do not; but give a ^mall, v/nbrokcn cake or
wafer to each communicant. Of course, the sacra-
ment does not, to them, signify (to use St. Paul's
words) that they are " aQ partakers of that one bread,^^
or one loerf; each of them has a loaf or cake to him-
self.
