Sanctification: what changed
From Westminster Confession of Faith (1646) to Westminster Shorter Catechism (1647). 3 of 3 sections differ.
Struck through is in WCF only;
underlined is in WSC only.
Punctuation and capitalisation are ignored — they were modernised freely, and
would otherwise bury the substantive edits.
They who What is sanctification? Sanctification is the work of God's free grace, whereby we are once effectually called and regenerated, having a new heart and a new spirit created renewed in them, are further sanctified, really and personally, through the virtue of Christ’s death and resurrection, by His Word and Spirit dwelling in them: the dominion of the whole body man after the image of sin is destroyed, God, and the several lusts thereof are enabled more and more weakened to die unto sin, and mortified; and they more and more quickened and strengthened in all saving graces, to the practice of true holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord.live unto righteousness.
This sanctification is throughout, in What are the whole man; yet imperfect benefits which in this life there abiding still some remnants do accompany or flow from justification, adoption, and sanctification? The benefits which in this life do accompany or flow from justification, adoption, and sanctification, are, assurance of corruption God's love, peace of conscience, joy in every part: whence ariseth a continual the Holy Ghost, increase of grace, and irreconcilable war; perseverance therein to the flesh lusting against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh.end.
WCF 13.3 → WSC — none
1% changedIn which war, although the remaining corruption, for a time, may much prevail; yet through the continual supply of strength from the sanctifying Spirit of Christ, the regenerate part doth overcome; and so, the saints grow in grace, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.