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    Chapter 12: Of Adoption

    The Westminster Confession (1646), the Savoy Declaration (1658) and the Second London Confession (1677/1689), paragraph by paragraph. Marked: what each has that the one before it lacks.

    Westminster Confession of Faith (1646)Savoy Declaration of Faith and Order (1658)Second London Baptist Confession of Faith (1689)

    Westminster Confession of Faith (1646)

    12.1 All those that are justified, God vouchsafeth, in, and for his only Son Jesus Christ, to make partakers of the grace of Adoption: by which they are taken into the number, and enjoy the liberties and priviledges of the children of God, have his Name put upon them, receive the spirit of Adoption, have accesse to the Throne of Grace with boldnesse, are inabled to cry, Abba, Father, are pitied, protected, provided for, and chastened, by him, as by a Father; yet, never cast off, but sealed to the day of redemption, and inherit the promises, as heyres of everlasting salvation.

    Savoy Declaration of Faith and Order (1658)

    12.1 All those that are justified, God vouchsafeth in and for his onely Son Jesus Christ to make partakers of the grace of Adoption, by which they are taken into the number, and enjoy the Liberties and priviledges of the Children of God, have his Name put upon them, receive the Spirit of Adoption, have access to the Throne of Grace with boldness, are enabled to cry Abba Father, are pitied, protected, provided for, and chastened by him as by a father, yet never cast off, but sealed to the day of Redemption, and inherit the Promises as Heirs of everlasting Salvation.

    Second London Baptist Confession of Faith (1689)

    12.1 All those that are justified, God vouchsafed in, and for the sake of his only Son Jesus Christ, to make partakers of the Grace of Adoption, by which they are taken into the Number, and enjoy the Liberties, and Privileges of Children of God; have his Name put upon them, receive the Spirit of Adoption, have access to the Throne of Grace with boldness; are enabled to cry, Abba, Father; are pitied, protected, provided for, and chastned by him, as by a Father; yet never cast off, but sealed to the Day of Redemption, and inherit the Promises, as Heirs of Everlasting Salvation.