Chapter 4: Of Creation
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) |
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Westminster Confession of Faith (1646) 4.1 It pleased God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, for the manifestation of the glory of his eternall power, wisedome, and goodnesse, in the beginning, to create, or make of nothing, the World, and all things therein, whether visible or invisible, in the space of six daies; and all very good. | Savoy Declaration of Faith and Order (1658) 4.1 It pleased God the Father, Son and holy Ghost, for the manifestation of the glory of his eternal Power, Wisdom and Goodness, in the beginning to create or make of nothing the world, and all things therein, whether visible or invisible, in the space of six days, and all very good. | Second London Baptist Confession of Faith (1689) 4.1 In the beginning it pleased God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, for the manifestation of the Glory of his Eternal Power, Wisdom, and Goodness, to create or make the World, and all things therein, whether visible or invisible, in the space of six Days, and all very good. |
Westminster Confession of Faith (1646) 4.2 After God had made all other creatures, he created man, male and female, with reasonable and immortall souls, indued with knowledge, righteousnesse and true holinesse, after his own Image; having the Law of God written in their hearts, and power to fulfill it: and yet, under a possibility of transgressing, being left to the liberty of their own will, which was subject unto change. Beside this Law written in their hearts, they received a command, not to eat of the tree of the Knowledge of good and evil, which whiles they kept, they were happy in their Communion with God, and had Dominion over the Creatures. | Savoy Declaration of Faith and Order (1658) 4.2 After God had made all other creatures, he created Man, male and female, with reasonable and immortal Souls, endued with knowledge, righteousness and true holiness, after his own Image, having the Law of God written in their hearts, and power to fulfil it; and yet under a possibility of transgressing, being left to the liberty of their own Will, which was subject unto change. Besides this Law written in their hearts, they received a command not to eat of the Tree of the Knowledge of good and evil; which whiles they kept, they were happy in their communion with God, and had dominion over the Creatures. | Second London Baptist Confession of Faith (1689) 4.2 After God had made all other Creatures, he created Man, Male and Female, with reasonable and immortal Souls, rendring them fit unto that Life to God, for which they were created; being made after the Image of God, in knowledge, righteousness, and true holiness; having the Law of God written in their Hearts, and Power to fulfil it; and yet under a possibility of transgressing, being left to the liberty of their own Will, which was subject to change. |
Westminster Confession of Faith (1646) 4.2 After God had made all other creatures, he created man, male and female, with reasonable and immortall souls, indued with knowledge, righteousnesse and true holinesse, after his own Image; having the Law of God written in their hearts, and power to fulfill it: and yet, under a possibility of transgressing, being left to the liberty of their own will, which was subject unto change. Beside this Law written in their hearts, they received a command, not to eat of the tree of the Knowledge of good and evil, which whiles they kept, they were happy in their Communion with God, and had Dominion over the Creatures. | Savoy Declaration of Faith and Order (1658) 4.2 After God had made all other creatures, he created Man, male and female, with reasonable and immortal Souls, endued with knowledge, righteousness and true holiness, after his own Image, having the Law of God written in their hearts, and power to fulfil it; and yet under a possibility of transgressing, being left to the liberty of their own Will, which was subject unto change. Besides this Law written in their hearts, they received a command not to eat of the Tree of the Knowledge of good and evil; which whiles they kept, they were happy in their communion with God, and had dominion over the Creatures. | Second London Baptist Confession of Faith (1689) 4.3 Besides the Law written in their Hearts, they received a Command not to eat of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil; which whil’st they kept, they were happy in their Communion with God, and had Dominion over the Creatures. |