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Article 25 tells us that: “There are two Sacraments ordained of Christ our Lord in the Gospel, that is to say, Baptism, and the Supper of the Lord.” The word of Jesus’s direct command is required to make something a dominical sacrament of the gospel. That is one reason why confirmation is not a sacrament: Jesus did not command it, even though it might be defended as a worthy practice. In addition to The Prayer Book, The Church of England has used Common Worship services of Holy Communion since 2000, which offer a certain amount of variety and flexibility. David Peterson discusses them from an Evangelical perspective here. There has been some debate about what is of the essence. For example, it has been increasingly common to think that some form of epiclesis (a prayer to God to “send your Holy Spirit…”) invoking the work of the Holy Spirit either on the people, or the elements, or both is important, although the Prayer Book lacks it. Whilst we should certainly pray for God’s work in us, we are not looking to him to change the substance of the elements, as if we believed in the Roman Catholic doctrine of transubstantiation. It seems to me, theologically speaking, one could have a service of Holy Communion which used a relatively simple form of words, based on say 1 Corinthians 11.
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