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A80320 The confession of faith and catechisms, agreed upon by the assembly of divines at Westminster together with their humble advice concerning church government and ordination of ministers.; Westminster Confession of Faith. 1649 (1649) Wing C5760; Thomason E1419_1; ESTC R210325 119,624 212

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about the true and full sense of any Scripture which is not manifold but one it must be searched and known by other places that speak more clearly y 2 Pet. 1. 20 21. Acts 15. 15 16. X. The Supream Iudge by which all Controversies of Religion are to be determined and all Decrees of Councels Opinions of Ancient Writers Doctrines of men and private spirits are to be examined and in whose Sentence we are to rest can be no other but the Holy Spirit speaking in the Scripture z Mat. 22. 29. 31. Ephe. 2. 20. with Acts 28. 23. CHAP. II. Of God and of the holy Trinity THere is but one onely a Deut. 6. 4. 1 Cor. 8. 4. 6 living and true God b 1 Thes 1. 9 Ier. 10. 10. who is infinite in Being and Perfection c Iob 11. 7 8 9. Iob 26. 14. a most pure Spirit d Iohn 4. ●4 invisible e 1 Tim. 1. 17 without body parts f Deut. 4. 15 16. Ioh. 4. 24. with Luke 24. 39 or passions g Act. 14. 11 15. immutable h Iam. 1. 17. Mal. 3. 6. immense i 1 King 8. 27. Ier. 23 23 24. eternall k Psal 90. 2. 1 Tim. 1. 17. incomprehensible l Psal 14● ● Almighty m Gen. 17. 1. Rev. 4. 8. most wise n Rom. 16. 27. most Holy o Isa 6. 3. Rev. 4. 8. most free p Psal 115. ● most absolute q Exod. 3. 14 working all things according to the Counsel of his own immutable and mostrighteous will r Eph. 1. 11. for his own glory ſ Pro. 16. 14. Rom. 11 36. most loving t 1 Iohn 4. 8. 6. gracious mercifull long-suffering abundant in goodnesse and truth forgiving iniquity transgression and sin u Exod. 34. 6 7. the rewarder of them that diligently seek him w Heb. 11. 6. and withall most just and terrible in his judgements x Nehem. 9. 32. 33. hating all sin y Psa 5. 5 6. and who will by no meanes clear the guilty z Nah 1. 2 3. Exod. 34 7. II. God hath all life a Iohn 5. 26. glory b Acts 7. 2. goodnesse c Psal 119. 68. blessednesse d 1 Tim. 6. 15. Rom. 9. 5. in and of himself and is alone in and unto himself all-sufficient not standing in need of any creatures which he hath made e Act. 17. 24 25. nor deriving any Glory from them f Iob 22. 2 3 but only manifesting his own glory in by unto and upon them He is the alone Fountain of all Being of whom through whom and to whom are all things g Rom. 11 36 and hath most Soveraigne Dominion over them to do by them for them or upon them whatsoever himself pleaseth h Rev. 4. 11. 1 Tim. 6. 15. Dan. 4. 25 31. In his sight all things are open and manifest i Heb. 4. 13. his knowledge is infinite infallible and independent upon the creature k Rom. 11. 33 34. Psal 147. 5. so as nothing is to him contingent or uncertain l Act. 15. 18. Ezek. 11. 5. He is most holy in all his counsels in all his works and in all his commands m Psal 145. 17. Rom. 7. 12 To him is due from Angels and men and every other creature whatsoever worship service or obedience he is pleased to require of them n Rev. 5. 1● 13 14. III. In the Vnity of the God-head there be three Persons of one substance power and eternity God the Father God the Son and God the Holy Ghost o 1 Ioh. 5. 7. Mat. 3. 16 17 Mat 28. 19. 2 Cor. 13 14 The Father is of none neither begotten nor proceeding The son is eternally begotten of the Father p Ioh. 1. 14 18. The Holy Ghost eternally proceeding from the Father and the Son q Ioh 1. 15 26. Gal. 4. 6. CHAP. III. Of Gods eternall Decree GOD from all eternity did by the most wise and holy Counsell of his own Will freely and unchangeably ordain whatsoever comes to passe a Eph. 1. 11 Rom. 11. 33. Heb. 6. 17. Rom 9 15 18. yet so as thereby neither is God the Author of sin b Iam. 1. 13. 17. 1 Ioh 1. 5 nor is violence offered to the will of the Creatures nor is the Liberty or contingency of second Causes taken away but rather established c Acts 2. 23 Mat. 17 12. Act. 4. 27 28 Iob 19. 11. Pro. 16. 33. II. Although God knowes whatsoever may or can come to passe upon all supposed conditions d Act. 15. 18. 1 Sam 23. 11 12. Mat. 11. 21 23. yet hath he not decreed any thing because he foresaw it as future or as that which would come to passe upon such conditions e Rom 9. 11 13 16. 18. III. By the decree of God for the manifestation of his Glory some men and Angels f 1 Tim. 5. 21. Mat. 25. 41. are predestinated unto everlasting life and others fore-ordained to everlasting death g Rom. 9. 22 23. Eph 1 5 6 Prov. 16. 4 IV. These Angels and men thus predestinated and fore-ordained are particularly and unchangeably designed and their number is so certain and definite that it cannot be either increased or diminished h 2 Tim. 3 19. Ioh. 13 18. V. Those of man-kinde that are predestinated unto Life God before the foundation of the world was laid according to his eternall and immutable purpose and the secret counsell and good pleasure of his Will hath chosen in Christ unto everlasting glory i Eph. 1. 4 9 11. Rom. 8. 30 2 Tim. 1. 9 1 Thes 5 9 out of his meer 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 k Rom. 9. 11 13 16. Eph. 1. 4 9. all to the praise of his glorious grace l Eph. 1. 6. 12 VI. As God hath appointed the Elect unto glory so hath he by the eternall and most free purpose of his Will fore-ordained all the meanes thereunto m 1 Pet. 1. 2 Eph 1. 4 5 Eph. ● 13 Wherefore they who are elected being fallen in Adam are redeemed by Christ n 1 Thes 5 9. 10. Tit. 2. 14 are effectually called unto faith in Christ by his Spirit working in due season are justified adopted sanctified o Rom. 8. 30 Eph. 1. 5 2 Thes 2. 13 and kept by his power through faith unto salvation p 1 Pet. 1. 5 Neither are any other redeemed by Christ effectually called justified adopted sanctified and saved but the Elect onely q Iohn 17. 9 Rom. 8. 28 to the end Iohn 6. 64 65. Iohn 10 26. Iohn 8. 47. 1 Ioh. 2 19. VII The rest of man-kinde God was pleased according to the unsearchable counsell of his own Will whereby he