A34242:545

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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:542p. 146–147

A. The word of God is to be prea•••ed only by such as are sufficie•••ly ⟨p. 147⟩gifted^k, and also duly approved and called to that office^l.

k1 Tim. 3.2.6.
lJer. 14.63.Ier. 14.63.

:543p. 147

Q. 159. How is the word of God to be preached by those that are called thereunto?

:544p. 147

A. They that are called to labour in the ministry of the word, are to preach sound doctrine^m, diligentlyⁿ, in season & out of season^o, plainly^p; not in the enticing words of mens wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and power^q

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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

Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36