Confession Library / 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith
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Those whom God hath predestinated unto life, He is pleased in His appointed, and accepted time, effectually to call, 1 by His Word and Spirit, out of that state of sin and death in which they are by nature, to grace and salvation by Jesus Christ; 2 enlightening their minds spirit…
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This effectual call is of God's free and special grace alone, not from anything at all foreseen in man, nor from any power or agency in the creature, 1 being wholly passive therein, being dead in sins and trespasses, until being quickened and renewed by the Holy Spirit; 2 he is t…
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Elect infants dying in infancy are regenerated and saved by Christ through the Spirit; 1 who works when, and where, and how He pleases; 2 so also are all elect persons, who are incapable of being outwardly called by the ministry of the Word.
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Others not elected, although they may be called by the ministry of the Word, and may have some common operations of the Spirit, 1 yet not being effectually drawn by the Father, they neither will nor can truly come to Christ, and therefore cannot be saved: 2 much less can men that…
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