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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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Part › The LARGER CATECHISM, First agreed upon by the Assembly of Divines…: The LARGER CATECHISM, First agreed upon by the Assembly of Divines at Westminster. And…

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.

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Q. For what things are we to pray?

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A. We are to pray for all things tending to the glory of God^e, the welfare of the Church^f, our own^g, or others good^h, but not for any thing that is unlawfulⁱ.

eMat. 6.9.
fPs▪ 51.18.
gMat. 7.11
hPs. 125.14
i1 Joh. 5.1.1 Ioh. 5.1.

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Q. 185. How are we to pray?

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