Lord’s Day 30, Chapter 3: Confession and Walk

In the eighty-second question the Heidelberger asks: "Are they also to be admitted to this supper, who, by confession and life, declare themselves unbe­lieving and ungodly?" This question is quite distinct from the preceding one. There the question was: "For whom is the Lord's supper instituted?" And the implication of the answer was such that it was left to the individual believer to determine whether or not he is a proper partaker of the Lord's supper. To put it in different words, the...