A34242:892
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.
Here the Apostle teacheth us three things.
1. That by reason of our natural sinfulness, […] impossibility of any mans being justified •y the works of the Law is so certain, that ⟨image 106⟩whosoever do seek Justification by the work of the Law, are liable to the curse of God, fo• breaking of the Law; for, as many as are of […] works of the Law are under the curse, saith he.
1. That by reason of our natural sinfulness, 〈…〉 impossibility of any mans being justified •y the works of the Law is so certain, that ⟨image 106⟩whosoever do seek Justification by the work of the Law, are liable to the curse of God, fo• breaking of the Law; for, as many as are of 〈…〉 works of the Law are under the curse, saith he.
2. That unto the perfect fulfilling of th• Law, the keeping of one or two of the precepts, or doing of some, or of all duties (if […] were possible) for a time is not sufficient; […] the Law requireth, that a man continue in […] things which are written in the Book of the Law, […] do them.
2. That unto the perfect fulfilling of th Law, the keeping of one or two of the prcepts, or doing of some, or of all duties (if were possible) for a time is not sufficient; the Law requireth, that a man continue in things which are written in the Book of the Law, do them.