| Paras | |
| 1(a) | I. The institution or specific character of the ordinances |
| 1(b) | II. The authorization or exclusive author of the ordinances |
| 1(c) | III. The continuation or qualified perpetuity of the ordinances |
| 2 | IV. The administration or proper administrators of the ordinances |
From: Samuel E. Waldron, A Modern Exposition of the 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith, (Evangelical Press, 1989), p337. Used by permission.