The design of the Holy Supper is to show forth the Lord's death, to profess the name of the Redeemer before the world, to confirm the previous faith of the communicant, to bring him into closest spiritual communion with his blessed Saviour, and to secure his special spiritual blessing: but not to bestow forgiveness of sins upon the unregenerate, however serious they may be.

Against this dangerous error all should therefore carefully guard, and ever remember the declaration of the Lord Jesus when he said, "_Unless a man be born again_ (become a new creature in Christ Jesus) _he cannot see the kindom [sic] of God_.".