Westminster Confession of Faith · Chapter 17
Of the Perseverance of the Saints
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3. Neverthelesse, they may, through the temptations of Satan and of the World, the prevalency of corruption remaining in them, and the neglect of the means of their preservation, fall into grievous sins;a and, for a time, continue therein:b whereby they incurre Gods displeasure,c and grieve his holy Spirit,d come to be deprived of some measure of their graces and comforts,e have their hearts hardned,f and their consciences wounded,g hurt, and scandalize others,h and bring temporall judgements upon themselves.i
Proofs
Each links to the Scripture index: what else cites the passage.
- aMatthew 26:70; Matthew 26:72; Matthew 26:74
- bPsalm 51:14
- cIsaiah 64:5; Isaiah 64:7; Isaiah 64:9; 2 Samuel 11:27
- dEphesians 4:30
- ePsalm 51:8; Psalm 51:10; Psalm 51:12; Revelation 2:4; Song of Solomon 5:2–4; Song of Solomon 5:6
- fIsaiah 63:17; Mark 6:52; Mark 16:14
- gPsalm 32:3–4; Psalm 51:8
- h2 Samuel 12:14
- iPsalm 89:31–32; 1 Corinthians 11:32
Commentary
- David Dickson, Truths Victory over Error (1684), on 17.1, 17.2, 17.3
Related texts
- Westminster Confession of Faith (modernized, 1646) 17.3
- Second London Baptist Confession of Faith (first printing, 1677) 17.3
- Second London Baptist Confession of Faith (1689) 17.3
- Savoy Declaration of Faith and Order (1658) 17.3
Side by side, with what differs marked: Westminster, Savoy and the 1689 · Westminster and the 1689
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