554 A SHORT VIEW OF SCRIPTURE HISTORY. 63. Q. Did he make any alteration in the form of baptism afterwards ? A. After his resurrection, just before his ascen- sion to heaven, he bid his disciples, " Go teach all nations, bap- tizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy. Ghost ; ' Mat. xxviii. 19. 64. Q. Whendid he appoint the Lord's-supper? A. The same night in which he was betrayed, which was just after the feast of the passover, and a few hours before his death ; 1 Cor. xi. 23. 65. Q. How did Christ appoint this ordinance to be per- formed ? A. Jesus took ' bread, and blessed it, and brake it, andgave it to the disciples, and said, " Take, eat, this' is my body which is broken for you :" and he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, " Drink ye all of it, for this is my blood of the New Testament which is shed for many for the remission of sins ;" then he said, " This do in remem- brance of me ;" and afterward he sung a hymn ; Mat. xxvi. 26. 1 Cor. xi. 24. 66. Q. Do these ordinances of the gospel come in the room of any of the ceremonies of the Jewish law ? A. It has been generally supposed, that baptism.comes in the room of circum- cision, and the Lord's-supper in the room of the passover : but the proof of this does not belong to this place. 67. Q. How long is the ordinance of baptismto continue? A. Till the end of the world ; for our Saviour, upon giving his apostles and ministers commission to teach and baptize, promises tobe with them to the end of the world ; Mat. xxviii. 20. 68. Q. How long is the ordinance_ of the supper to con- tinue ? A. He not only hid them do this in remembrance of him, but St. Paul saith, " Hereby ye shew forth the Lord's death till he come :" that is, till Christ come to judge the world ; 1 Cor. xi. 24-26. SEcr. VILRemarkable Occurrences in the Life of Christ. 69. Q. What other remarkable occurrences are recorded in the life of Christ besides those that have been mentioned ? A. These that follow, viz. L When Jesus Christ healed the servant of the centurion at Capernaum, he only sent a message of healingby his master, without going near him himself, to shew that he had power over, diseases at a distance, and could command them to depart ; Mat, viii. 5 -13. 2. When he cast many devils out of the man of Gadara, who lived among the tombs, the devils asked leave to enter into' a herd of swine ; and when Jesus permitted them, they drove the herd of swine down a steep place into the sea, and drowned' them : upon which, the people desired Christ to depart out of their coasts ; Mark v. 1 -17.
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