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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 CONFESSION OF FAITH First agreed upon by the Assembly of Divine… › Chapter 4: Of Creation.

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CHAP. IV. Of Creation.

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IT pleased God the Father, Son and Holy Ghost^a, for the manifestation of the glory of his eternal Power, Wisdom and Goodness^b, in the beginning to create, or make of nothing the World, and all things therein, whether visible or invisible, in the space of six days and all very good^c.

aHeb. 1.2. Joh. 1.1, 2. Gen. 1.2. Job. 26.13.Heb. 1.2. Ioh. 1.1, 2. Gen. 1.2. Iob. 26.13.
bRo. 1.20. Jer. 10.12. Ps. 33.5, 6.

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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

CHAP. IV. Of Creation.

CHHP. V. Of Providence.

CHAP. VI. Of the fall of Man, of Sin, and of the punishment thereof.

Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

CHAP. IV. Of Creation.

CHHP. V. Of Providence.

CHAP. VI. Of the fall of Man, of Sin, and of the punishment thereof.