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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.
A. Sin is any want of conformity unto, or transgression of any Law of God, given as a rule to the reasonable creaturesu.
Q. 25. Wherein consisteth the sinfulness of that estate whereinto man fell?
A. The sinfulness of that estate whereinto man fell, consisteth in the guilt of Adams first sinw, the want of that righteousness wherein he was created, & the corruption of his nature, whereby he is utterly indisposed, disabled and made opposite unto all that is spiritually good, and wholly inclined to all evil, and that continually xwhich is commonly called Original sin, and from which do proceed all actual transgressionsy,
A. The sinfulness of that estate whereinto man fell, consisteth in the guilt of Adams first sinw, the want of that righteousness wherein he was created, & the corruption of his nature, whereby he is utterly indispos'd, disabled and made opposite unto all that is spiritually good, and wholly inlined to all evil, and that continnually