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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 Christ executeth the Office of a King, in calling out of the World a people to himselff, & giving them Officersg, Lawsh, and Censures, by which he visibly governs themi, in bestowing saving grace upon his electk, rewarding their obediencel, and correcting them for their sinsm, preserving and supporting them under all their temptations and sufferingsn, restraining and overcoming all their enemieso, and powerfully ordering all things for his own gloryp, and their own goodq; and also in taking vengeance on the rest, who know not God, and obey not the Gospelr.
- fAct. 15.14
- gEph. 4.11.
- hIsa. 35.21
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