Agreed upon by the Assembly of Divines at Westminster, with the assistance of commissioners from The Church of Scotland, as part of the Covenanted Uniformity in religion betwixt the churches of Christ in the Kingdoms of Scotland, England, and Ireland.
This edition contains the Westminster Confession of Faith as approved by the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland 1647. It also includes Chapters 20, 23, 31, as altered, amended, and adopted as the Doctrinal Part of the Constitution of the Presbyterian Church in American, 1788. Additional footnotes have been inserted at Chapters 22.111, 24.IV, and 25.VI, to indicate other places where the Confession has been altered in the editions adopted by the OPC and the PCA.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| The Contents of the Chapters in the Confession of Faith | ||
| 1 | Of the Holy Scripture | 17 |
| 2 | Of God, and of the Holy Trinity | 24 |
| 3 | Of God’s Eternal Decree | 27 |
| 4 | Of Creation | 31 |
| 5 | Of Providence | 33 |
| 6 | Of the Fall of Man, of Sin, and of the Punishment thereof | 37 |
| 7 | Of God’s Covenant with Man | 40 |
| 8 | Of Christ the Mediator | 44 |
| 9 | Of Free-Will | 50 |
| 10 | Of Effectual Calling | 52 |
| 11 | Of Justification | 55 |
| 12 | Of Adoption | 59 |
| 13 | Of Sanctification | 60 |
| 14 | Of Saving Faith | 62 |
| 15 | Of Repentance unto Life | 64 |
| 16 | Of Good Works | 67 |
| 17 | Of the Perseverance of the Saints | 72 |
| 18 | Of the Assurance of Grace and Salvation | 74 |
| 19 | Of the Law of God | 78 |
| 20 | Of Christian Liberty, and Liberty of Conscience | 83 |
| 21 | Of Religious Worship, and the Sabbath Day | 91 |
| 22 | Of Lawful Oaths and Vows | 97 |
| 23 | Of the Civil Magistrate | 101 |
| 24 | Of Marriage and Divorce | 108 |
| 25 | Of the Church | 111 |
| 26 | Of Communion of Saints | 114 |
| 27 | Of the Sacraments | 116 |
| 28 | Of Baptism | 118 |
| 29 | Of the Lord’s Supper | 121 |
| 30 | Of Church Censures | 126 |
| 31 | Of Synods and Councils | 128 |
| 32 | Of the State of Men after Death, and of the Resurrection of the Dead | 133 |
| 33 | Of the Last Judgment | 135 |
