Confession Library / Westminster Confession of Faith
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The grace of faith, whereby the elect are enabled to believe to the saving of their souls, 1 is the work of the Spirit of Christ in their hearts, 2 and is ordinarily wrought by the ministry of the Word; 3 by which also, and by the administration of the sacraments and prayer, it i…
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By this faith a Christian believeth to be true whatsoever is revealed in the Word, for the authority of God himself speaking therein; 1 and acteth differently upon that which each particular passage thereof containeth; yielding obedience to the commands, 2 trembling at the threat…
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This faith is different in degrees, weak or strong; 1 may be often and many ways assailed and weakened, but gets the victory; 2 growing up in many to the attainment of a full assurance through Christ, 3 who is both the author and finisher of our faith. 4
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