A34242:359
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. Although Christ by his Obedience and Death, did make a proper, real, and full satisfaction to Gods justice in the behalf of them that are justified1, yet, in as much as God ⟨p. 101⟩accepteth the satisfaction from a surety which he might have demanded of them, did provide th•s surety his own only Sond, imputing his righteousness to theme, and requiring nothing of them for their Justification but faithf, which also is his giftg, their justification is, to them, of free graceh.
- 1Rom. 5.8, 9, 10, 11.
- d1 Tim. 2.5, 6.
- e2 Cor. 15.21.
- fRom. 3.24.
- gEph. 2.8.
- hEph. 1.7.