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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.
1. That every one is a true believer, who in the sense of his sin and fear of Gods wrath doth flee for full relief from both unto Jesus Christ alone, as the only Mediator, and all-sufficient Redeemer of men, and being fled to Christ, doth strive against his own flesh, or corrupt inclination of nature, and studieth to follow the rule of Gods Spirit, set down in his Word; for the man whom the Apostle doth here bless as a true believer, is a man in Christ Jesus, who doth not walk after the flesh, but after •he Spirit.
2. That all such persons as are fled to Christ, •nd do strive against sin, howsoever they may •e possibly exercised under the sense of wrath, •nd fear of condemnation, yet they are in no •anger; for there is no condemnation (saith he) •o them that are in Christ Jesus, who walk not •fter the flesh, but after the Spirit.
2. That all such persons as are fled to Christ, •nd do strive against sin, howsoever they may •e possibly exercised under the sense of wrath, •nd fear of condemnation, yet they are in no •anger; for there is no condemnation (saith he) •o them that are in Christ Iesus, who walk not •fter the flesh, but after the Spirit.