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Second London Baptist Confession of Faith (first printing)

2LCF 1677 · 1677 · 32 chapters, 160 paragraphs

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By: Elders and brethren of the Particular Baptist churches in London and the country
Dates: first published 1677
Tradition: baptist, reformed
Also called: 1677 Confession; Second London Confession (1677); A Confession of Faith (1677)
Related: Another printing of Second London Baptist Confession of Faith (1689); Revises Savoy Declaration of Faith and Order (1658); Revises Westminster Confession of Faith (1646)
Follows: A Confession of Faith. Put forth by the Elders and Brethren Of many Congregations of Christians (baptized upon Profession of their Faith) in London and the Country, the first printing, 1677 (London); Wing C5794, ESTC R25352 · the scan (PDF) , from archive.org
Transcribed: From EEBO-TCP A34255Checked against a copy at archive.org: the proofs where A34255 and `lbcf1689` differ, and the TCP’s gaps, by Claude, for cco3, 2026-10-28
License: Public domain
Notes: The first printing of the confession, “Printed in the Year, 1677”, without a printer’s name or place (Wing gives London), as EEBO-TCP transcribed it (A34255). The text lbcf1689 follows is the fifth edition of 1720. Its preface, “To the Judicious and Impartial Reader”, is in prose/preface.md, and its appendix on baptism in prose/appendix.md. It was checked against the issue with Benjamin Harris’s imprint (London, 1677), of the same setting. Every departure from A34255 is in confessions/lbcf1677/EMENDATIONS.md.
Side by side: The 1689 and its first printing, 1677
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Prefaces and appendices

1
Of the Holy Scriptures
1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10
2
Of God and of the Holy Trinity
2.1 2.2 2.3
3
Of Gods Decree
3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7
4
Of Creation
4.1 4.2 4.3
5
Of Divine Providence
5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7
6
Of the fall of Man, of Sin, and of the Punishment thereof
6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5
7
Of Gods Covenant
7.1 7.2 7.3
8
Of Christ the Mediator
8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.8 8.9 8.10
9
Of Free Will
9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5
10
Of Effectual Calling
10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4
11
Of Justification
11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6
12
Of Adoption
12.1
13
Of Sanctification
13.1 13.2 13.3
14
Of Saving Faith
14.1 14.2 14.3
15
Of Repentance unto Life and Salvation
15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5
16
Of Good Works
16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 16.6 16.7
17
Of Perseverance of the Saints
17.1 17.2 17.3
18
Of the Assurance of Grace and Salvation
18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4
19
Of the Law of God
19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 19.5 19.6 19.7
20
Of the Gospel, and of the extent of the Grace thereof
20.1 20.2 20.3 20.4
21
Of Christian Liberty and Liberty of Conscience
21.1 21.2 21.3
22
Of Religious Worship and the Sabbath Day
22.1 22.2 22.3 22.4 22.5 22.6 22.7 22.8
23
Of Lawful Oaths and Vows
23.1 23.2 23.3 23.4 23.5
24
Of the Civil Magistrate
24.1 24.2 24.3
25
Of Marriage
25.1 25.2 25.3 25.4
26
Of the Church
26.1 26.2 26.3 26.4 26.5 26.6 26.7 26.8 26.9 26.10 26.11 26.12 26.13 26.14 26.15
27
Of the Communion of Saints
27.1 27.2
28
Of Baptism and the Lords Supper
28.1 28.2
29
Of Baptism
29.1 29.2 29.3 29.4
30
Of the Lords Supper
30.1 30.2 30.3 30.4 30.5 30.6 30.7 30.8
31
Of the State of Man after Death and of the Resurrection of the Dead
31.1 31.2 31.3
32
Of the Last Judgement
32.1 32.2 32.3

Second London Baptist Confession of Faith (first printing)

Prefaces and appendices

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