A Collection of Confessions of Faith, Catechisms, Directories, Books of Discipline, &c. of Publick Authority in the Church of Scotland. ...James Watson, 1719 - Westminster Assembly |
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... Queft . What is the Word of God ? Anfw . The holy Scriptures of the Old and New Teftament are the Word of God , the only Rule of Faith and Obedience f . manifeft in them ; for God hath fhewed it unto them . v . 20. For the invisible ...
... Queft . What is the Word of God ? Anfw . The holy Scriptures of the Old and New Teftament are the Word of God , the only Rule of Faith and Obedience f . manifeft in them ; for God hath fhewed it unto them . v . 20. For the invisible ...
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... Queft . What do the Scriptures principally teach ? Anfw . The Scriptures principally teach , what Man is to believe concerning God , and what Duty God requires of Man " . What Man ought to believe concerning God . 6. Queft . What do the ...
... Queft . What do the Scriptures principally teach ? Anfw . The Scriptures principally teach , what Man is to believe concerning God , and what Duty God requires of Man " . What Man ought to believe concerning God . 6. Queft . What do the ...
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... Queft . How many Perfons are there in the Godhead ? Anfw . There be Three Perfons in the Godhead , the Father , the Son , and the Holy Ghoft ; and thefe Three are One true eternal God , the fame in Subftance , equal in Power and Glory ...
... Queft . How many Perfons are there in the Godhead ? Anfw . There be Three Perfons in the Godhead , the Father , the Son , and the Holy Ghoft ; and thefe Three are One true eternal God , the fame in Subftance , equal in Power and Glory ...
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... Queft . How doth it appear , that the Son and the Holy Ghoft are G.d equal with the Father ? Antw . The Scriptures manifeft that the Son and the Holy Ghoft are God equal with the Fa- ther , afcribing unto them fuch Names P , Attri ...
... Queft . How doth it appear , that the Son and the Holy Ghoft are G.d equal with the Father ? Antw . The Scriptures manifeft that the Son and the Holy Ghoft are God equal with the Fa- ther , afcribing unto them fuch Names P , Attri ...
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... Queft . How doth God execute his Decrees ? Anfw . God executeth his Decrees in the Works of Creation and Providence ; according to his in- fallible Foreknowledge , and the free and immutable Counsel of his own Will " . 15. Queft . What ...
... Queft . How doth God execute his Decrees ? Anfw . God executeth his Decrees in the Works of Creation and Providence ; according to his in- fallible Foreknowledge , and the free and immutable Counsel of his own Will " . 15. Queft . What ...
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Page 21 - I will send him against an hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.
Page 108 - This Sabbath is then kept holy unto the Lord, when men, after a due preparing of their hearts, and ordering of their common affairs beforehand, do not only observe an holy rest all the day from their own works, words, and thoughts, about their worldly employments and recreations; but also are taken up the whole time in the public and private exercises of his worship, and in the duties of necessity and mercy.
Page 3 - The Old Testament in Hebrew (which was the native language of the people of God of old), and the New Testament in Greek (which at the time of the writing of it was most generally known to the nations), being immediately inspired by God, and by his singular care and providence kept pure in all ages, are therefore authentical...
Page 13 - God before the foundation of the world was laid, according to his eternal and immutable purpose, and the secret counsel and good pleasure of his will, hath chosen in Christ unto everlasting glory, out of his mere free grace and love, without any foresight of faith or good works, or perseverance in either of them, or any other thing in the creature, as conditions or causes moving him thereunto, and all to the praise of his glorious grace.
Page cxxxvii - If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, when men rose up against us: Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us: Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul: Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.
Page 136 - Worthy receivers, outwardly partaking of the visible elements in this Sacrament, do then also inwardly by faith, really and indeed, yet not carnally and corporally, but spiritually, receive and feed upon Christ crucified, and all benefits of his death: the body and blood of Christ being then not corporally or carnally in, with, or under the bread and wine; yet as really, but spiritually, present to the faith of believers in that ordinance, as the elements themselves...
Page 87 - IV. To them also, as a body politick, he gave sundry judicial laws, which expired together with the state of that people, not obliging any other now, further than the general equity thereof may require.
Page 1 - God ; yet notwithstanding, our full persuasion and assurance of the infallible truth and divine authority thereof, is from the inward work of the Holy Spirit, bearing witness by and with the word in our hearts.
Page 15 - The rest of mankind, God was pleased, according to the unsearchable counsel of his own will, whereby he extendeth or withholdeth mercy as he pleaseth, for the glory of his sovereign power over his creatures, to pass by, and to ordain them to dishonor and wrath for their sin, to the praise of his glorious justice.
Page 3 - All things in Scripture are not alike plain in themselves, nor alike clear unto all ; yet those things which are necessary to be known, believed, and observed, for salvation, are so clearly propounded and opened in some place of Scripture or other, that not only the learned, but the unlearned, in a due use of the ordinary means, may attain unto a sufficient understanding of them.