Westminster Confession of Faith · Chapter 1
Of the Holy Scripture
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6. The whole Councel of God concerning all things necessary for his own Glory, mans salvation, Faith, and Life, is either expressely set down in Scripture, or by good and necessary consequence may be deduced from Scripture: unto which nothing at any time is to be added, whether by new revelations of the Spirit, or Traditions of men.a Neverthelesse we acknowledge the inward illumination of the Spirit of God to be necessary for the saving understanding of such things as are revealed in the Word:b and that there are some circumstances concerning the Worship of God, and Government of the Church, common to human actions and Societies, which are to be ordered by the Light of Nature and Christian Prudence, according to the generall Rules of the Word, which are alwayes to be observed.c
Proofs
Each links to the Scripture index: what else cites the passage.
Commentary
- David Dickson, Truths Victory over Error (1684), on 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 1.10
Related texts
- Westminster Confession of Faith (modernized, 1646) 1.6
- Second London Baptist Confession of Faith (first printing, 1677) 1.6
- Second London Baptist Confession of Faith (1689) 1.6
- Savoy Declaration of Faith and Order (1658) 1.6
Side by side, with what differs marked: Westminster, Savoy and the 1689 · Westminster and the 1689
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