A34242:995
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.
2. That for fulfilling of the Covenant of Redemption, the Father hath given to the Son, (as he standeth in the capacity of the Mediator) or as he is God incarnate, (the word made flesh) all authority in Heaven and Earth, all furniture of the riches of grace, and of spirit and life with all power, and ability, which the Union of the Divine Nature with the Humane; or which the fullness of the Godhead, dwelling substantially in his Humane Nature, or which the indivisible all-sufficiency and omnipotency of the inseparable, every where present Trini•• doth import; or the work of Redemption ca• require; the Father (saith he) hath given al• •hi•gs into the Sons hand, to wit, for acco•pl••hing his work.
2. That for fulfilling of the Covenant of Redemption, the Father hath given to the Son, (as he standeth in the capacity of the Mediator) or as he is God incarnate, (the word made flesh) all authority in Heaven and Earth, all furniture of the riches of grace, and of spirit and life with all power, and ability, which the Union of the Divine Nature with the Humane; or which the fulness of the Godhead, dwelling substantially in his Humane Nature, or which the indivisible all-sufficiency and omnipote••y of the inseparable, every where present Trini•• do•h import; or the work of Rede•ption ca• •equire; the Father (saith he) hath given al• •hi•gs into the Sons hand, to wit, for acco•pl••hing his work.