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A96226	The humble advice of the Assembly of Divines, now by authority of Parliament sitting at Westminster, concerning a confession of faith, presented by them lately to both houses of Parliament. A certain number of copies are ordered to be printed only for the use of the members of both houses and of the Assembly of Divines, to the end that they may advise thereupon.; Westminster Confession of Faith.	Westminster Assembly (1643-1652)	1646 (1646)	Wing W1427; Thomason E368_3; ESTC R201270	24,629	58

not under grace VII Neither are the forementioned Uses of the Law contrary to the grace of the Gospel but do sweetly comply with it the Spirit of Christ subduing and inabling the will of man to do that freely and chearfully which the will of God revealed in the Law requireth to be done CHAP. XX. Of Christian Liberty and Liberty of Conscience THe Liberty which Christ hath purchased for Beleevers under the Gospel consists in their freedome from the guilt of sin the condemning Wrath of God the Curse of the Moral Law and in their being delivered from this present evil World bondage to Satan and Dominion of sin from the evil of afflictions the sting of death the victory of the grave and everlasting damnation as also in their free accesse to God and their yeelding obedience unto him not out of slavish fear but a Childe-like love and willing minde All which were common also to Beleevers under the Law But under the New Testament the liberty of Christians is further inlarged in their freedom from the yoke of the Ceremonial Law to which the Jewish Church was subjected and in greater boldnesse of accesse to the Throne of Grace and in fuller communications of the free Spirit of God than Beleevers under the Law did ordinarily partake of II. God alone is Lord of the Conscience and hath left it free from the Doctrines and Commandments of men which are in any thing contrary to his Word or beside it if matters of Faith or Worship So that to beleeve such Doctrines or to obey such Commands out of Conscience is to betray true Liberty of Conscience and the requiring of an implicite Faith and an absolute and blinde obedience is to destroy Liberty of Conscience and Reason also III. They who upon pretence of Christian Liberty do practise any sin or cherish any lust do thereby destroy the end of Christian Liberty which is that being delivered out of the hands of our enemies we might serve the Lord without fear in holiness and righteousness before him all the days of our life IV. And because the Powers which God hath ordained and the liberty which Christ hath purchased are not intended by God to destroy but mutually to uphold and preserve one another They who upon pretence of Christian Liberty shall oppose any lawful Power or the lawful exercise of it whether it be Civil or Ecclesiastical resist the Ordinance of God And for their publishing of such Opinions or maintaining of such Practises as are contrary to the light of Nature or to the known Principles of Christianity whether concerning Faith Worship or Conversation or to the Power of Godliness or such erroneous Opinions or Practises as either in their own nature or in the maner of publishing or maintaining them are destructive to the external Peace and Order which Christ hath established in the Church they may lawfully be called to account and proceeded against by the Censures of the Church and by the Power of the Civil Magistrate CHAP. XXI Of Religious Worship and the Sabbath Day THe light of Nature sheweth that there is a God who hath Lordship and Soveraignty over all is good and doth good unto all and is therefore to be feared loved praised called upon trusted in and served with all the heart and with all the soul and with all the might But the acceptable way of Worshipping the true God is instituted by himself and so limited by his own revealed Will that he may not be Worshipped according to the imaginations and devices of men or the suggestions of Satan under any visible representation or any other way not prescribed in the holy Scripture II. Religious Worship is to be given to God the Father Son and Holy Ghost and to him alone not to Angels Saints or any other Creature and since the Fall not without a Mediator nor in the mediation of any other but of Christ alone III. Prayer with Thanksgiving being one special part of Religious Worship is by God required of all men and that it may be accepted it is to be made in the Name of the Son by the help of his Spirit according to his Will with understanding reverence humility fervency faith love and perseverence and if vocal in a known tongue IV. Prayer is to be made for things lawful and for all sorts of men living or that shall live hereafter but not for the Dead nor for those of whom it may be known that they have sinned the sin unto death V. The reading of the Scriptures with godly fear the sound Preaching and Conscionable Hearing of the Word in obedience unto God with understanding faith and reverence singing of Psalms with grace in the heart as also the due administration and worthy receiving of the Sacraments instituted by Christ are all parts of the ordinary Religious Worship of God Beside Religious Oathes Vows Solemn Fastings and Thanksgivings upon special occasions which are in their several times and seasons to be used in an holy and religious maner VI. Neither Prayer nor any other part of Religious Worship is now under the Gospel either tyed unto or made more acceptable by any place in which it is performed or towards which it is directed but God is to be Worshipped every where in Spirit and Truth as in private Families daily and in secret each one by himself so more solemnly in the publique Assemblies which are not carelesly or wilfully to be neglected or forsaken when God by his Word or Providence calleth thereunto VII As it is of the Law of Nature that in general a due proportion of time be set apart for the Worship of God so in his Word by a positive Moral and perpetual Commandment binding all men in all Ages he hath particularly appointed One Day in Seven for a Sabbath to be kept holy unto him which from the beginning of the World to the Resurrection of Christ was the last Day of the week and from the Resurrection of Christ was changed into the First Day of the week which in Scripture is called the Lords Day and is to be continued to the end of the World as the Christian Sabbath VIII This Sabbath is then kept holy unto the Lord when men after a due preparing of their hearts and ordering of their common affairs before hand do not only observe an holy Rest all the Day from their own works words and thoughts about their worldly imployments and recreations but also are taken up the whole time in the publique and private Exercises of his Worship and in the Duties of necessity and mercy CHAP. XXII Of lawful Oathes and Vows A Lawful Oath is a part of Religious Worship wherein upon just occasion the person swearing solemnly calleth God to witness what he asserteth or promiseth and to Judge him according to the truth or falshood of what he sweareth II. The Name of God only is that by which men ought to swear and therein it is to be used with all holy fear and reverence

the Author or Approver of sin V. The most wise righteous and gracious God doth oftentimes leave for a season his owne children to manifold temptations and the corruption of their own hearts to chastise them for their former sinnes or to discover unto them the hidden strength of corruption and deceitfulnesse of their hearts that they may be humbled and to raise them to a more close and constant dependance for their support upon himselfe and to make them more watchfull against all future occasions of sin and for sundry other just and holy ends VI. As for those wicked and ungodly men whom God as a righteous judge for former sinnes doth blinde and harden from them he not onely withholdeth his grace whereby they might have been inlightened in their understandings and wrought upon in their hearts but sometimes also withdraweth the gifts which they had and exposeth them to such objects as their corruption makes occasions of sin and withall gives them over to their own lusts the temptations of the world and the power of Satan where by it comes to passe that they harden themselves even under those meanes which God useth for the softning of others VII As the providence of God doth in generall reach to all Creatures so after a most speciall manner it taketh care of his Church and disposeth all things to the good thereof CHAP. VI. Of the Fall of Man of Sin and of the Punishment thereof OUr first Parents being seduced by the subtilty and temptation of Satan sinned in eating the forbidden fruit This their sin God was pleased according to his wiseand holy counsell to permit having purposed to order it to his own glory II. By this sin they fell from their originall righteousnesse and communion with God and so became dead in sin and wholly defiled in all the faculties and parts of soul and body III. They being the root of all man-kinde the guilt of this sin was imputed and the same death in sin and corrupted nature conveyed to all their posterity descending from them by ordinary generation IV. From this originall corruption whereby we are utterly indisposed dis-abled and made opposite to all good and wholly inclined to all evil do proceed all actuall transgressions V. This corruption of nature during this life doth remain in those that are regenerated and although it be through Christ pardoned and mortified yet both it self and all the motions thereof are truly and properly sin VI. Every-sin both Originall and Actuall being a transgression of the righteous Law of God and contrary thereunto doth in its own nature bring guilt upon the sinner whereby he is bound over to the wrath of God and curse of the Law and so made subject to death with all miseries spirituall temporall and eternall CHAP. VII Of Gods Covenant with Man THe distance between God and the Creature is so great that although reasonable Creatures do owe obedience unto him as their Creator yet they could never have any fruition of him as their Blessednesse and Reward but by some voluntary condescension on Gods part which he hath been pleased to expresse by way of Covenant II. The first Covenant made with Man was a Covenant of Works wherein Life was promised to Adam and in him to his Posterity upon condition of perfect and personall obedience III. Man by his Fall having made himself uncapable of Life by that Covenant the Lord was pleased to make a Second commonly called the Covenant of Grace Wherein he freely offereth unto sinners Life and Salvation by Jesus Christ requiring of them Faith in Him that they may be saved and promising to give unto all those that are ordained unto Life his holy Spirit to make them willing and able to beleeve IV. This Covenant of Grace is frequently set forth in Scripture by the name of a Testament in reference to the death of Jesus Christ the Testator and to the everlasting inheritance with all things belonging to it therein bequeathed V. This Covenant was differently administred in the time of the Law and in the time of the Gospel Under the Law it was administred by Promises Prophecies Sacrifices Circumcision the Paschal Lamb and other Types and Ordinances delivered to the people of the Jews all fore-signifying Christ to come which were for that time sufficient and efficacious through the operation of the Spirit to instruct and build up the Elect in Faith in the Promised Messiah by whom they had full remission of sins and eternall Salvation and is called the Old Testament VI. Under the Gospel when Christ the substance was exhibited the Ordinances in which this Covenant is dispensed are the Preaching of the Word and the Administration of the Sacraments of Baptisme and the Lords Supper Which though fewer in number and administred with more simplicity and lesse outward glory yet in them it is held forth in more fullnesse evidence and spirituall efficacy to all Nations both Jews and Gentiles and is called the New Testament There are not therefore Two Covenants of Grace differing in substance but one and the same under various dispensations CHAP. VIII Of Christ the Mediator IT pleased God in His eternall purpose to choose and ordain the Lord Jesus His only begotten Son to be the Mediator between God and Man the Prophet Priest and King the Head and Saviour of His Church the Heir of all things and Judge of the World Unto whom He did from all eternity give a People to be his Seed and to be by him in time Redeemed Called Justified Sanctified and Glorified II. The Son of God the second Person in the Trinity being very and eternall God of one Substance and equall with the Father did when the fullnesse of time was come take upon Him mans nature with all the Essentiall properties and common infirmities thereof yet without sin being conceived by the Power of the Holy Ghost in the womb of the Virgin Mary of her substance So that two whole perfect and distinct Natures the Godhead and the Manhood were inseparably joyned together in one Person without Conversion Composition or Confusion Which Person is very God and very Man yet one Christ the only Mediator between God and Man III. The Lord Jesus in his humane nature thus united to the divine was sanctified and anointed with the holy Spirit above measure having in him all the treasures of wisdome and knowledge in whom it pleased the Father that all fullnesse should dwell to the end that being holy harmlesse undefiled and full of grace and truth he might be thorowly furnished to execute the Office of a Mediator and Surety Which Office he took not unto himself but was thereunto called by his Father who put all power and judgement into his hand and gave him commandment to execute the same IV. This Office the Lord Jesus did most willingly undertake which that he might discharge he was made under the Law and did perfectly fullfill it endured most grievous torments immediatly in his Soul and most

one and the same with the justification of Beleevers under the new Testament CHAP. XII Of Adoption ALl those that are justified God vouchsafeth in and for his only Son Jesus Christ to make partakers of the grace of Adoption by which they are taken into the number and enjoy the liberties and priviledges of the children of God have his Name put upon them receive the spirit of Adoption have accesse to the Throne of Grace with boldnesse are inabled to cry Abba Father are pitied protected provided for and chastened by him as by a Father yet never cast off but sealed to the day of redemption and inherit the promises as heyres of everlasting salvation CHAP. XIII Of Sanctification THey who are effectually called and Regenerated having a new heart and a new spirit created in them are further sanctified really and personally through the vertue of Christs death and resurrection by his Word and Spirit dwelling in them the Dominion of the whole body of sin is destroyed and the severall lusts thereof are more and more weakned and mortified and they more and more quickned and strengthened in all saving graces to the practise of true holinesse without which no man shall see the Lord. II. This Sanctification is throughout in the whole man yet imperfect in this life there abiding still some remnants of corruption in every part whence ariseth a continuall and irreconcileable warre the flesh lusting against the spirit and the spirit against the flesh III. In which warre although the remaining corruption for a time may much prevail yet through the continuall supply of strength from the sanctifying Spirit of Christ the regenerare part doth overcome and so the Saints grow in grace perfecting holinesse in the fear of God CHAP. XIV Of Saving Faith THe grace of Faith whereby the elect are inabled to beleeve to the saving of their soules is the work of the Spirit of Christ in their hearts and is ordinarily wrought by the Ministry of the Word by which also and by the administration of the Sacraments and prayer it is increased and strengthened II. By this Faith a Christian beleeveth to be true whatsoever is revealed in the Word for the authority of God himself speaking therein and acteth differently upon that which each particular passage thereof containeth yeelding obedience to the Commands trembling at the threatnings and imbracing the Promises of God for this life and that which is to come But the principall Acts of saving faith are Accepting Receiving and Resting upon Christ alone for Justification Sanctification and Eternall life by vertue of the Covenant of Grace III. This Faith is different in degrees weak or strong may be often and many waies assailed and weakned but gets the victory growing up in many to the attainment of a full assurance through Christ who is both the Author and finisher of our faith CHAP. XV. Of Repentance unto life REpentance unto life is an evangelicall grace the Doctrine whereof is to be preached by every Minister of the Gospel as well as that of faith in Christ II. By it a sinner out of the sight and sense not only of the danger but also of the filthinesse and odiousnesse of his sins as contrary to the holy nature and righteous Law of God and upon the apprehension of his mercy in Christ to such as are penitent so grieves for and hates his sins as to turn from them all unto God purposing and endeavouring to walk with him in all the wayes of his Commandements III. Although Repentance be not to be rested in as any satisfaction for sin or any cause of the pardon thereof which is the act of Gods free grace in Christ yet is it of such necessity to all sinners that none may expect pardon without it IV. As there is no sin so small but it deserves damnation so there is no sin so great that it can bring damnation upon those who truly repent V. Men ought not to content themselves with a generall repentance but it is every mans duty to endeavour to repent of his particular sins particularly VI. As every man is bound to make private confession of his sins to God praying for the pardon thereof upon which and the forsaking of them he shall finde mercy so he that scandalizeth his Brother or the Church of Christ ought to be willing by a private or publique confession and sorrow for his sin to declare his repentance to those that are offended who are thereupon to be reconciled to him and in love to receive him CHAP. XVI Of Good Works GOod Works are only such as God hath commanded in his holy Word and not such as without the warrant thereof are devised by men out of blinde zeal or upon any pretence of good intention II. These good works done in obedience to Gods Commandments are the fruits and evidences of a true and lively faith and by them Beleevers manifest their thankfullnesse strengthen their assurance edifie their Brethren adorn the profession of the Gospel stop the mouthes of the adversaries and glorifie God whose workmanship they are created in Christ Jesus thereunto that having their fruit unto holinesse they may have the end eternall life III. Their ability to doe good works is not at all of themselves but wholly from the Spirit of Christ And that they may be inabled thereunto besides the graces they have already received there is required an actuall influence of the same holy Spirit to work in them to will and to doe of his good pleasure yet are they not hereupon to grow negligent as if they were not bound to perform any duty unlesse upon a speciall motion of the Spirit but they ought to be diligent in stirring up the grace of God that is in them IV. They who in their obedience attain to the greatest height which is possible in this life are so farre from being able to supererogate and to doe more than God requires as that they fall short of much which in duty they are bound to doe V. We cannot by our best Works merit pardon of sin or eternall life at the hand of God by reason of the great disproportion that is between them and the glory to come and the infinite distance that is between us and God whom by them we can neither profit nor satisfie for the debt of our former sins but when we have done all we can we have done but our duty and are unprofitable servants and because as they are good they proceed from his Spirit and as they are wrought by us they are defiled and mixed with so much weaknesse and imperfection that they cannot endure the severity of Gods judgement VI. Yet notwithstanding the persons of Beleevers being accepted through Christ their good workes also are accepted in him not as though they were in this life wholy unblameable and unreproveable in Gods sight but that he looking upon them in his Son is pleased to accept and reward that which is sincere although accompanied with