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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
THE CONFESSION OF FAITH First agreed upon by the Assembly of Divine… › Chapter 12: Of Adoption.
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.
CHAP. XII. Of Adoption.
All those that are justified, God vouchsafeth, in, and for his only Son Jesus Christ, to make partakers of the grace of Adoptiona: by which they are taken into the number, and enjoy the liberties and privileges of the children of Godb, have his Name put upon them c, receive the spirit of Adoptiond, have access to the throne of grace with boldnesse, are enabled to cry Abba, Fatherf, are pitiedg, protectedh, provided ⟨p. 32⟩fori, and chastened by him, as by a Fatherk: yet never cast offl, but sealed to the day of redemptionm, and inherit the promises