A34242:583
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. The Sacraments of Baptism and the Lords Supper differ, in that Baptism is to be administered but once with water to be a sign & seal of our regeneration and ingrafting into Christr, and that even to infantss; ⟨p. 157⟩whereas the Lords Supper is to be administered often, in the Elements of bread and wine, to represent and exhibit Christ as spiritual nourishment to the soult, and to confirm our continuance and growth in himu, and that only to such as are of years and ability to examine themselvesw.
A. The Sacraments of Baptism and the Lords Supper differ, in that Baptism is to be administred but once with water to be a sign & seal of our regeneration and ingrafting into Christr, and that even to infantss; ⟨p. 157⟩whereas the Lords Supper is to be administred often, in the Elements of bread and wine, to represent and exhibit Christ as spiritual norrishment to the soult, and to confirm our continuance and growth in himu, and that only to such as are of years and abilitie to examine themselvesw.
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