A34242:1048
The Confession of Faith, and the Larger and Shorter Catechism
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.
Edinbourg: printed by George Swinton and Thomas Brown, 1671
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Whosoever is neither by the Law nor by the Gospel so convinced of sin, righteousness and judgment, as to make him come to Christ and employ him daily for remission of sin and amendment of life, he wanteth not only all evidence of saving faith, but also all appearance of his election, so long as he remaineth in this condition.
Whosoever is neither by the Law nor by the Gospel so convinced of sin, righteousness and judgment, as to make him come to Christ and imploy him daily for remission of sin and amendment of life, he wanteth not only all evidence of saving faith, but also all appearance of his election, so long as he remaineth in this condition.
But I (may every impenitent person say) am neither by the Law nor Gospel convinced of sin, righteousness and judgment, as to make me come to Christ and employ him daily for remission of sin and amendment of life
But I (may every impenitent person say) am neither by the Law nor Gospel convinced of sin, righteousness and judgment, as to make me come to Christ and imploy him daily for remission of sin and amendment of life
Therefore I want not only all the evidence of saving faith, but also all appearance of my election, so long as I remain in this condition.