A34242:1017

The Confession of Faith, and the Larger and Shorter Catechism

Name: The Confession of Faith, and the Larger and Shorter Catechism
Author: Westminster Assembly

The confession of faith ; and, The larger and shorter catechism first agreed upon by the Westminster Assembly of Divines at Westminster, and now approved by the General Assembly of the kirk of Scotland to be a part of uniformity in religion between the kirks of Christ in the three kingdoms.

Westminster Assembly 1643–1652Edinbourg: printed by George Swinton and Thomas Brown, 1671

116 [i.e. 196], 55 p. · 46k words · Wing C5769 · ESTC R27273

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The second thing requisite to evidence true Faith, is that the believer endeavour to put the rules of Godliness and Righteousness in practice, and to grow in the daily exercise thereof: holden forth, 2 Pet. 1.5.

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And besides this giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, and to virtue knowledge, ver. 6. And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance, patience; and to patience godliness: ver. 7. And to godliness, brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness, charity. ver. 8. For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barre• nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

ANd besides this giving all diligence, add to your faith vertue, and to vertue knowledge, ver. 6. And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance, patience; and to patience godliness: ver. 7. And to godliness, brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness, charity. ver. 8. For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barre• nor unfruitfull in the knowledge of our Lord Iesus Christ.

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Wherein, 1. The Apostle teacheth believers, ⟨image 123⟩for evidencing of pious faith in themselves, to endeavour to add to their faith seven other sister graces: the first is Virtue, or the active exercise and practice of all Moral duties, that so faith may not be idle, but put forth it self in work. The second is Knowledge, which serveth to furnish Faith with information of the truth to be believed; and to furnish Virtue with direction what duties are to be done, and how to go about them prudently. The third is Temperance, which serveth to moderate the use of all pleasant things, that a man be not clogged therewith, nor made unfit for any duty, whereto he is called. The fourth is Patience, which serveth to moderate a mans affections, when he meeteth wih any difficulty or unpleasant thing, that he neither weary for pains required in well doing, nor faint when the Lord chastiseth him, nor murmur when he crosseth him. The fifth is Godliness, which may keep him up in all exercises of Religion, inward and outward, whereby he may be furnished from God, for all other duties which he hath to do. The sixth is Brotherly kindness, which keepeth estimation of, and affection to, all the household of Faith, and to the image of God in every one wheresoever it is seen. The seventh is Love, which keepeth the heart in readiness to do good to all men, whosoever they be, upon all occasions which God shall offer.

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The book

Title as printed

Author

Westminster Assembly 1643–1652

Place

Edinbourg

Printer

George Swinton and Thomas Brown

Year

1671

Size

116 [i.e. 196], 55 p.

Words

46,092

Catalogue

Wing C5769 · ESTC R27273

Text

EEBO-TCP A34242

Passages

1,049

Sections

Title page

The Confession of Faith, and the Larger and Shorter Catechism

The second thing requisite to evidence true Faith, is that the believer endeavour to put the rules of Godliness and Righteousness in practice, and to grow in the daily exercise thereof: holden forth, 2 Pet. 1.5.

The third thing requisite to evidence true faith is, that obedience to the Law run in the right channel, that is through faith in Christ, &c. holden forth, 1 Tim. 1.5.

The fourth thing requisite to evidence true faith is, the keeping of strait communion with Christ, the fountain of all grace and of all good works: holden forth, John 15.5.

The fourth thing requisite to evidence true faith is, the keeping of strait communion with Christ, the fountain of all grace and of all good works: holden forth, Iohn 15.5.

Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

The second thing requisite to evidence true Faith, is that the believer endeavour to put the rules of Godliness and Righteousness in practice, and to grow in the daily exercise thereof: holden forth, 2 Pet. 1.5.

The third thing requisite to evidence true faith is, that obedience to the Law run in the right channel, that is through faith in Christ, &c. holden forth, 1 Tim. 1.5.

The fourth thing requisite to evidence true faith is, the keeping of strait communion with Christ, the fountain of all grace and of all good works: holden forth, John 15.5.

The fourth thing requisite to evidence true faith is, the keeping of strait communion with Christ, the fountain of all grace and of all good works: holden forth, Iohn 15.5.