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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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A brief Sum of Christian Doctrine, Contained In Holy Scriptures, an…: A brief Sum of Christian Doctrine, Contained In Holy Scriptures, and holden forth in th…

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A brief Sum of Christian Doctrine, Contained In Holy Scriptures, and holden forth in the Confession of Faith & Catechism. Agreed upon by the Assembly of Divines at Westminster, and received by the General Assembly of the Kirk of Scotland.

A brief Sum of Christian Doctrine, Contained In Holy Scriptures, and holden forth in the Confession of Faith & Catechism. Agreed upon by the Assembly of Divines at Westminst•r, and received by the General Assembly of the Kirk of Scotland.

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The sum of Saving knowledge may be taken up in these four hea•s. 1. The woeful condition wh•r• in all men are by nature, through breaking of the Covenant of Works. 2. The Remedy provided for the Elect in Jesus Christ, by the Covenant of Grace. 3. The means appointed •o make them partakers of this Covenant. 4. The blessings which are effectually conv•yed unto the Elect by these means. Which four heads are set down each of them in some f•w Propositions.

The sum of Saving knowledge may be taken up in these four hea•s. 1. The woeful condition wh•r• in all men are by nature, through breaking of the Covenant of Works. 2. The R•medy pr•vided for the Elect in Iesus Christ, by the Covenant of Grace. 3. The means appointed o make them partkers of this Covenant. 4. The blessigs which are effectually convyed unto the Elect by these means. Which four heads are set down each of them in some fw Propositions.

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The book

Title as printed

Author

Westminster Assembly 1643–1652

Place

Edinbourg

Printer

George Swinton and Thomas Brown

Year

1671

Size

116 [i.e. 196], 55 p.

Words

46,092

Catalogue

Wing C5769 · ESTC R27273

Text

EEBO-TCP A34242

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1,049

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The Confession of Faith, and the Larger and Shorter Catechism

A brief Sum of Christian Doctrine, Contained In Holy Scriptures, and holden forth in the Confession of Faith & Catechism. Agreed upon by the Assembly of Divines at Westminster, and received by the General Assembly of the Kirk of Scotland.

A brief Sum of Christian Doctrine, Contained In Holy Scriptures, and holden forth in the Confession of Faith & Catechism. Agreed upon by the Assembly of Divines at Westminst•r, and received by the General Assembly of the Kirk of Scotland.

HEAD 1. Our woeful condition by nature, through breaking the Covenant of Works. Hos. 13 9. O Israel, thou hast destroyed thy self.

HEAD 1. Our woful condition by nature, through breaking the Covenant of Works. Hos. 13 9. O Israel, thou hast destroyed thy self.

HEAD II. The remedy provided in Jesus Christ for the Elect by the Covenant of Grace; Hos. 13.9. O Israel, thou hast destroyed thy self, but in me is thine help.

HEAD 3. The outward means appointed to make the Elect partakers of this Covenant, and all the rest that are called to be inexcusable, Mat. 22.14. Many are called.

Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

A brief Sum of Christian Doctrine, Contained In Holy Scriptures, and holden forth in the Confession of Faith & Catechism. Agreed upon by the Assembly of Divines at Westminster, and received by the General Assembly of the Kirk of Scotland.

A brief Sum of Christian Doctrine, Contained In Holy Scriptures, and holden forth in the Confession of Faith & Catechism. Agreed upon by the Assembly of Divines at Westminst•r, and received by the General Assembly of the Kirk of Scotland.

HEAD 1. Our woeful condition by nature, through breaking the Covenant of Works. Hos. 13 9. O Israel, thou hast destroyed thy self.

HEAD 1. Our woful condition by nature, through breaking the Covenant of Works. Hos. 13 9. O Israel, thou hast destroyed thy self.

HEAD II. The remedy provided in Jesus Christ for the Elect by the Covenant of Grace; Hos. 13.9. O Israel, thou hast destroyed thy self, but in me is thine help.

HEAD 3. The outward means appointed to make the Elect partakers of this Covenant, and all the rest that are called to be inexcusable, Mat. 22.14. Many are called.