A34242:917
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.
For convincing a man of judgement, if a •an embrace this righteousness: consider, • John 3.8. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested that he mi••t destroy the works of the •evil. and Heb. 9.14. How much more shall the […] of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit, […] himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God.
For convincing a man of judgement, if a •an imbrace this righteousness: consider, • Iohn 3.8. For this purpose the Son of God was ••nifested that he mi••t destroy the works of the •evil. and Heb. 9.14. How much more shall the 〈…〉 of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit, 〈…〉 himself without spot to God, purge your consci•ce from dead works to serve the living God.
But if a man embrace not this righteousness, […] is pronounced, John 3.18. He that be•••veth not is condemned already; because he hath […] believed in the Name of the only begotten Son of […]. And this is the condemnation, that light is […] into the World, nd men love darkness rather […] light.