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31.3

Of Synods and Councils

… set down rules and directions for the better ordering of the public worship of God, and government of his Church; to receive complaints in cases of maladministration, and authoritatively …

21.5

Of Religious Worship and the Sabbath-day

The reading of the Scriptures with godly fear, the sound preaching and conscionable hearing of the Word, in obedience unto God, …

1.4

Of the Holy Scripture

… obeyed, dependeth not upon the testimony of any man, or Church; but wholly upon God (who is truth itself) the author thereof: and therefore it is to be received …

1.8

Of the Holy Scripture

The Old Testament in Hebrew (which was the native language of the people of God of old), and the New Testament in Greek (which, at the time of the …

1.5

Of the Holy Scripture

… the parts, the scope of the whole (which is, to give all glory to God), the full discovery it makes of the only way of man’s salvation, the many …

22.7

Of Lawful Oaths and Vows

No man may vow to do anything forbidden in the Word of God, or what would hinder any duty therein commanded, or which is not …

1.2

Of the Holy Scripture

Under the name of Holy Scripture, or the Word of God written, are now contained all the books of the Old and New …

22.2

Of Lawful Oaths and Vows

The name of God only is that by which men ought to swear; and therein it is to …

21.6

Of Religious Worship and the Sabbath-day

… any place in which it is performed, or towards which it is directed: but God is to be worshipped everywhere, in spirit and truth; as in private families daily, …

3.8

Of God’s Eternal Decree

… to be handled with special prudence and care, that men attending the will of God revealed in His Word, and yielding obedience thereunto, may, from the certainty of their …

21.7

Of Religious Worship and the Sabbath-day

… 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, …

14.2

Of Saving Faith

By this faith, a Christian believeth to be true whatsoever is revealed in the Word, for the authority of God Himself speaking therein; and acteth differently upon that which …

27.1

Of the Sacraments

Sacraments are holy signs and seals of the covenant of grace, immediately instituted by God, to represent Christ and His benefits; and to confirm our interest in Him; as …

16.1

Of Good Works

Good works are only such as God hath commanded in His holy Word, and not such as, without the warrant thereof, …

16.7

Of Good Works

… by unregenerate men, although, for the matter of them, they may be things which God commands, and of good use both to themselves and others: yet, because they proceed …

1.6

Of the Holy Scripture

The whole counsel of God concerning all things necessary for His own glory, man’s salvation, faith, and life, is …

10.1

Of Effectual Calling

All those whom God hath predestinated unto life, and those only, He is pleased in His appointed and …

7.6

Of God’s Covenant with Man

… exhibited, the ordinances in which this covenant is dispensed are the preaching of the Word, and the administration of the sacraments of Baptism and the Lord’s Supper: which, though …

20.2

Of Christian Liberty, and Liberty of Conscience

God alone is Lord of the conscience, and hath left it free from the doctrines …

23.3

Of the Civil Magistrate

The civil magistrate may not assume to himself the administration of the Word and sacraments, or the power of the keys of the kingdom of heaven: yet …

33.1

Of the Last Judgment

God hath appointed a day, wherein He will judge the world in righteousness, by Jesus …