Savoy Declaration of Faith and Order (1658), Savoy Assembly · PDF

Paragraph 18.2

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Chapter 18: Of the Assurance of Grace and Salvation

This certainty is not a bare conjectural and probable perswasion, grounded upon a fallible hope, but an infallible assurance of faith, founded on the blood and righteousness of Christ, revealed in the Gospel, and also upon the inward evidence of those graces unto which promises are made, and on the immediate witness of the Spirit, testifying our Adoption, and as a fruit thereof, leaving the heart more humble and holy.

This certainty is not a bare conjectural and probable persuasion, grounded upon a fallible hope, but an infallible assurance of faith, founded on the blood and righteousness of Christ, revealed in the Gospel, and also upon the inward evidence of those graces unto which promises are made, and on the immediate witness of the Spirit, testifying our Adoption, and as a fruit thereof, leaving the heart more humble and holy.

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Westminster Confession of Faith (1646), Paragraph 18.2 → Savoy Declaration of Faith and Order (1658), Paragraph 18.2

This certainty is not a bare conjectural and probable perswasion, grounded upon a fallible hope, but an infallible assurance of faith, founded upon on the blood and righteousness of Christ, revealed in the Gospel, and also upon the divine truth promises of salvation, inward evidence of those graces unto which these promises are made, and on the testimony immediate witness of the Spirit, of Adoption witnessing with spirits that we are testifying our Adoption, and as a fruit thereof, leaving the children of God: which Spirit is the earnest of our inheritance, whereby we are sealed to the day of redemption.heart more humble and holy.

Westminster Confession of Faith (1646), Paragraph 18.2

This certainty is not a bare conjecturall and probable perswasion, grounded upon a fallible hope; but, an infallible assurance of faith, founded, upon the divine truth of the promises of salvation, the inward evidence of those graces unto which these promises are made, the testimony of the Spirit of Adoption witnessing with our spirits that we are the children of God: which Spirit is the earnest of our inheritance, whereby we are sealed to the day of redemption.

Savoy Declaration of Faith and Order (1658), Paragraph 18.2

This certainty is not a bare conjectural and probable perswasion, grounded upon a fallible hope, but an infallible assurance of faith, founded on the blood and righteousness of Christ, revealed in the Gospel, and also upon the inward evidence of those graces unto which promises are made, and on the immediate witness of the Spirit, testifying our Adoption, and as a fruit thereof, leaving the heart more humble and holy.

Second London Baptist Confession of Faith (first printing) (1677), Paragraph 18.2

This certainty is not a bare conjectural, and probable perswasion, grounded upon a fallible hope; but an infallible assurance of faith founded on the Blood and Righteousness of Christ revealed in the Gospel; and also upon the inward evidence of those graces of the Spirit unto which promises are made, and on the testimony of the Spirit of adoption, witnessing with our Spirits that we are the children of God; and as a fruit thereof keeping the heart both humble and holy.

Second London Baptist Confession of Faith (1689), Paragraph 18.2

This Certainty is not a bare conjectural and probable Persuasion, grounded upon a fallible Hope, but an infallible Assurance of Faith, founded on the Blood and Righteousness of Christ revealed in the Gospel; and also upon the inward evidence of those Graces of the Spirit unto which Promises are made, and on the Testimony of the Spirit of Adoption, witnessing with our Spirits, that we are the Children of God; and, as a Fruit thereof, keeping the Heart both humble and holy.

Westminster Confession of Faith (1646), Paragraph 18.2 → Savoy Declaration of Faith and Order (1658), Paragraph 18.2

This certainty is not a bare conjectural and probable persuasion, grounded upon a fallible hope, but an infallible assurance of faith, founded upon on the blood and righteousness of Christ, revealed in the Gospel, and also upon the divine truth promises of salvation, inward evidence of those graces unto which these promises are made, and on the testimony immediate witness of the Spirit, of Adoption witnessing with spirits that we are testifying our Adoption, and as a fruit thereof, leaving the children of God: which Spirit is the earnest of our inheritance, whereby we are sealed to the day of redemption.heart more humble and holy.

Westminster Confession of Faith (1646), Paragraph 18.2

This certainty is not a bare conjectural and probable persuasion, grounded upon a fallible hope; but, an infallible assurance of faith, founded, upon the divine truth of the promises of salvation, the inward evidence of those graces unto which these promises are made, the testimony of the Spirit of Adoption witnessing with our spirits that we are the children of God: which Spirit is the earnest of our inheritance, whereby we are sealed to the day of redemption.

Savoy Declaration of Faith and Order (1658), Paragraph 18.2

This certainty is not a bare conjectural and probable persuasion, grounded upon a fallible hope, but an infallible assurance of faith, founded on the blood and righteousness of Christ, revealed in the Gospel, and also upon the inward evidence of those graces unto which promises are made, and on the immediate witness of the Spirit, testifying our Adoption, and as a fruit thereof, leaving the heart more humble and holy.

Second London Baptist Confession of Faith (first printing) (1677), Paragraph 18.2

This certainty is not a bare conjectural, and probable perswasion, grounded upon a fallible hope; but an infallible assurance of faith founded on the Blood and Righteousness of Christ revealed in the Gospel; and also upon the inward evidence of those graces of the Spirit unto which promises are made, and on the testimony of the Spirit of adoption, witnessing with our Spirits that we are the children of God; and as a fruit thereof keeping the heart both humble and holy.

Second London Baptist Confession of Faith (1689), Paragraph 18.2

This Certainty is not a bare conjectural and probable Persuasion, grounded upon a fallible Hope, but an infallible Assurance of Faith, founded on the Blood and Righteousness of Christ revealed in the Gospel; and also upon the inward evidence of those Graces of the Spirit unto which Promises are made, and on the Testimony of the Spirit of Adoption, witnessing with our Spirits, that we are the Children of God; and, as a Fruit thereof, keeping the Heart both humble and holy.

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