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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.
I. Thou shalt have no other Gods before me.
II. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven Image, or any likeness of any thing that is in Hea•en above, or that is in the Earth beneath, or that […] in the water under the Earth, thou shalt not […] down thy self to them nor serve them: for I the •ord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniqui•• of the Fathers upon the Children, unto the third •nd fourth generation of them that hate me; and ••ewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, •nd keep my Commandments.
II. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven I•age, or any likeness of any thing that is in Hea•en above, or that is in the Earth beneath, or that 〈…〉 in the water under the Earth, thou shalt not 〈…〉 down thy self to them nor serve them: for I the •ord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniqui•• of the Fathers upon the Children, unto the third •nd fourth generation of them that hate me; and ••ewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, •nd keep my Commandments.