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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.
Q. 30, Doth God leave all mankind to perish in the estate of sin and misery?
A. God doth not leave all mankind to perish in the estate of sin & miseryp, into which they fell, by the breach of the first Covenant, commonly called the Covenant of works,q: but, of his mere love & mercy, delivereth his elect out of it, & bringeth them into an estate of Salvation by the second covenant, commonly called the Covenant of Gracer.
A. God doth not leave all mankind to perish in the estate of sin & miseryp, into which they fell, by the breach of the first Covenant, commonly cal'd the Covenant of works,q: but, of his meer love & mercy, delivereth his elect out of it, & bringeth them into an estate of Salvation by the second covenant, commonly called the Covenant of Gracer.