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A34242 The confession of faith ; and, The larger and shorter catechism first agreed upon by the Westminster Assembly of Divines at Westminster, and now approved by the General Assembly of the kirk of Scotland to be a part of uniformity in religion between the kirks of Christ in the three kingdoms.; Westminster Confession of Faith. Dickson, David, 1583?-1663. Summe of saving knowledge.; Church of Scotland. General Assembly.; Westminster Assembly (1643-1652). Larger catechism.; Westminster Assembly (1643-1652). Shorter catechism. 1671 (1671) Wing C5769; ESTC R27273 112,419 253

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27.2_o rom._n 11.6_o 11.6_o 11.6_o 〈◊〉_d 4.11_o dan._n 4.25_o 4.25_o 4.25_o heb._n 4.13_o 4.13_o 4.13_o rom._n 11.33_o 34._o psal._n 147.5_o 147.5_o 147.5_o act._n 14.18_o ezek._n 11.5_o 11.5_o 11.5_o ps._n 145.17_o rom._n 7.12_o 7.12_o 7.12_o rev._n 5.12_o 13_o 14._o 14._o 14._o 1_o joh._n 5.7_o mat._n 3.16_o 17._o mat._n 28.61_o 2_o cor._n 13.4_o 13.4_o 13.4_o joh._n 1.14_o 15._o 15._o 15._o joh._n 15.26_o gal._n 4.6_o 4.6_o 4.6_o eph._n 1.1_o rome_n 11.33_o heb._n 6.17_o ro_n 9_o 15.18_o 15.18_o 15.18_o ja●_n 1.13_o 17._o ●_o job._n 1.1_o 1.1_o 1.1_o act._n 2.24_o mat._n 17.12_o act._n 4.27_o joh._n 19.11_o pro._n 16.33_o 16.33_o 16.33_o act._n 15.18_o mat._n 11.12_o 24._o 24._o 24._o rom._n 9.11_o 13_o 16_o 18._o 18._o 18._o 1_o tim._n 5.21_o mat._n 25.41_o 25.41_o 25.41_o rome_n 9.22_o 23._o eph._n 1.5_o 6._o pro._n 16.4_o 16.4_o 16.4_o 2_o tim._n 2.19_o 2.19_o 2.19_o eph._n 1.4_o rom._n 8.30_o 2_o tim._n 1.9_o 1_o thes._n 5.9_o 5.9_o 5.9_o ro._n 9.11_o 9.11_o 9.11_o eph._n 1.4_o eph._n 1.6_o 1.6_o 1.6_o 1_o pet_n 1.2_o eph._n 1.4_o 5._o eph._n 2.10_o 2_o thes._n 2.13_o 2.13_o 2.13_o 1_o thes._n 5.9_o 10._o tit._n 2.14_o 2.14_o 2.14_o rom._n 8.10_o eph._n 1.5_o 2_o thes_n 5.18_o 5.18_o 5.18_o 1_o pet._n 1.5_o 1.5_o 1.5_o joh._n 17.9_o rom._n 8.28_o to_o the_o end_n joh._n 10.26_o joh._n 8.47_o ●_o joh._n 2.19_o 2.19_o 2.19_o mat._n 11.25_o 26._o rom._n 9.12_o ●_o ●im_fw-ge 2.19_o 1_o pet._n 2.8_o 2.8_o 2.8_o ro._n 9.22_o ro._n 11.35_o deu._n 29.29_o 29.29_o 29.29_o 2_o pet_n 1.10_o 1.10_o 1.10_o eph._n 1.6_o 1.6_o 1.6_o ro._n 11.5_o 6_o 20._o 2_o pet._n 1.10_o rom._n 8.33_o luk._n 10.20_o 10.20_o 10.20_o heb._n 1.2_o joh._n 1.1_o 2._o gen._n 1.2_o job._n 26.13_o 26.13_o 26.13_o ro._n 1.20_o jer._n 10.12_o ps._n 33.5_o 6._o 6._o 6._o gen._n 1._o cap_n heb._n 11.5_o col._n 1.16_o act._n 17.2_o 17.2_o 17.2_o gen._n 1.27_o 1.27_o 1.27_o gen._n 2.7_o luk._n 23.24_o mat._n 10.28_o 10.28_o 10.28_o gen._n 1._o ●6_n col._n 3.10_o eph._n 4.24_o 4.24_o 4.24_o rom._n 2.14_o 15._o 15._o 15._o eccl._n 7.29_o 7.29_o 7.29_o gen._n 3.6_o eccl._n 7.23_o 7.23_o 7.23_o gen._n 2.12_o &_o 2.8_o 9_o 10_o 11_o 23._o 23._o 23._o gen._n 1.26_o 28._o 28._o 28._o heb._n 1.3_o 1.3_o 1.3_o dan._n 4.34_o ps._n 135.6_o act_n 17_o 25.26_o 28._o 28._o 28._o mat._n 10.29_o 30_o 31._o 31._o 31._o pro._n 15.3_o 15.3_o 15.3_o act._n 15.18_o 15.18_o 15.18_o eph._n 1.11_o psal._n 33.10.11_o 33.10.11_o 33.10.11_o isa._n 63.14_o eph_n 3.10_o rom._n 9.17_o gen._n 45.7_o psa._n 14_o 5.7_o 5.7_o 5.7_o act._n 2.23_o 2.23_o 2.23_o gen._n 8.22_o jer._n 11.35_o ex._n 22.13_o with_o deut._n 19.5_o isa._n 10.6_o 7._o 7._o 7._o act._n 27.3_o isa._n 55.10_o 55.10_o 55.10_o hos._n 1.7_o mat._n 4.4_o 4.4_o 4.4_o rom._n 4.19_o 20_o 21._o 21._o 21._o 1_o kin._n 6.6_o dan._n 3.26_o 3.26_o 3.26_o rom._n 11.31_o 33_o 34._o 2_o sam._n 24.1_o 1_o chr._n 10.4_o 13_o 14._o 2_o sam._n 19.10_o act._n 2.23_o 2.23_o 2.23_o act._n 14.16_o 14.16_o 14.16_o ps._n 76.10_o 2_o ki._n 19.28_o 19.28_o 19.28_o 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rom._n 3.10.11_o 12._o 12._o 12._o jam._n 1.14_o 15._o ep._n 2.2_o 3._o mat._n 15.19_o 15.19_o 15.19_o 1_o joh._n 1.8_o jam._n 3.2_o prov._n 20.9_o eccl._n 7.20_o 7.20_o 7.20_o rom._n 7.5_o 7_o 8_o 25._o gal._n 5.17_o 5.17_o 5.17_o 1_o joh_n 3.4_o 3.4_o 3.4_o ro_n 2.15_o &_o 3.9_o 19_o 19_o 19_o eph_n 2_o 3_o 3_o 3_o gal._n 3.1_o 3.1_o 3.1_o rom._n 6_o 13._o 13._o 13._o eph._n 4.16_o 4.16_o 4.16_o rome_n 8.20_o lam._n 3.39_o 3.39_o 3.39_o ma._n 25.41_o 2_o thes._n 1.9_o 1.9_o 1.9_o isa._n 40.13.14_o 15_o 16_o 17._o job_n 9.32_o 1_o sam._n 2.25_o ps._n 100.2_o 3._o job._n 22.2_o 3_o luk._n 17.10_o act._n 17.24_o 25._o 25._o 25._o gal._n 3.12_o 3.12_o 3.12_o rom._n 10.5_o rome_n 5.12_o to_o 20._o 20._o 20._o 1_o cor._n 10.1_o 2_o 3.4_o heb._n 11.13_o joh._n 8.56_o l_o l_o l_o gal._n 3.7_o 8_o 9_o 14._o 14._o 14._o col._n 2.17_o 2.17_o 2.17_o mat._n 28.19_o 20._o 1_o cor._n 11.23_o 24_o 25._o 25._o 25._o heb._n 12.22_o to_o 28._o jer._n 31.33_o 31.33_o 31.33_o mat._n 28.29_o eph._n 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