A short confession of faith

Name: A short confession of faith
Author: Benjamin Keach

A short confession of faith containing the substance of all the fundamental articles in the larger confession put forth by the elders of the Baptist churches, owning personal election and final perseverance.A short confession of faith containing the substance of all the fundamental articles in the larger confession put forth by the elders of the Baptist churches, owning personal election and final perserverance.

Benjamin Keach 1640–1704London : s.n., 1697?

[7], 40 p. · 6.6k words · Wing K86 · ESTC R24038

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The Articles of Faith of the Church of Christ meeting at Horsley-Down. › Of Ministers, and their Maintenance.

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Of Ministers, and their Maintenance.

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XXIX. WE do believe that every Brother that hath received a Gift to preach, having first passed the Probation of the Church, and being regularly called by the same, ought to exercise ¹the said Gift to the Edification of the Church when desired; and that no Brother ought to take ²upon him to preach, until he has a lawful Call so to do.

XXIX. WE do believe that every Brother that hath received a Gift to preach, having first pass'd the Probation of the Church, and being regularly called by the same, ought to exercise ¹the said Gift to the Edification of the Church when desired; and that no Brother ought to take ²upon him to preach, until he has a lawful Call so to do.

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A short confession of faith

Of Ministers, and their Maintenance.

Of the First Covenant.

Of the New and Second Covenant.

Of Election.

Of final Perseverance.

Of the Resurrection.

Of Eternal Judgment.

Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

Of Ministers, and their Maintenance.

Of the First Covenant.

Of the New and Second Covenant.

Of Election.

Of final Perseverance.

Of the Resurrection.

Of Eternal Judgment.