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 final Perseverance.

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.

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Of final Perseverance.

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XXXIII. WE believe all those whom God hath chosen, and who are effectually called, justified, and sanctified in Jesus Christ, can neither totally, ¹nor finally fall away from a state of Grace; but shall certainly persevere therein unto the end, and eternally be saved; and this by ²virtue of their Election, or the immutable Decree of God, and the unchangeable Love of God the Father; and by virtue of their Union with Christ, together with his Death, Resurrection, and Intercession; as also from the nature of the Covenant of Grace, and ³Suretyship of Christ; and through the indwelling of the holy Spirit, who abideth in them for ever.⁴

1Rom. 8. 28, 29, 30, 31.
2Joh. 10. 28, 29. Rom. 8. 38, 39 Rom. 8. 3[…] 33, 3[…]Joh. 10. 28, 29. Rom. 8. 38, 39

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A short confession of faith

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Of final Perseverance.

Of the Resurrection.

Of Eternal Judgment.

Of Marriages.

Of Civil Magistrates.

Of lawful Oaths.

Of Personal Propriety.