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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.
III. The Lord Jesus, in his humane nature, thus united to the divine, was sanctified and anointed ⟨p. 24⟩with the holy spirit above measurea, having in him all the treasures of wisdom and knowledgeb: in whom, it pleased the Father, that all fullness should dwellc, to the end, that being holy, harmless, undefiled and full of grace and truthd, he might be thoroughly furnished to execute the Office of a Mediator, and Suretye: which Office he took not unto himself, but was thereunto called •y his Fatherf, who put all power & judgment into his hand, & gave him commandment to execute the sameg.
III. The Lord Jesus, in his humane nature, thus united to the divine, was sanctified and anointed ⟨p. 24⟩with the holy spirit above measurea, having in him all the treasures of wisdom and knowledgeb: in whom, it pleased the Father, that all fulness should dwellc, to the end, that being holy, harmless, undefiled and full of grace and truthd