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

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Chapter 7: Of Gods Covenant with Man

The distance between God and the Creature is so great, that although reasonable creatures do owe obedience unto him as their Creator, yet they could never have attained the reward of life, but by some voluntary condescension on Gods part, which he hath been pleased to express by way of Covenant.

The distance between God and the Creature is so great, that although reasonable creatures do owe obedience unto him as their Creator, yet they could never have attained the reward of life, but by some voluntary condescension on Gods part, which he has been pleased to express by way of Covenant.

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Westminster Confession of Faith (1646), Paragraph 7.1 → Savoy Declaration of Faith and Order (1658), Paragraph 7.1

The distance between God and the Creature is so great, that although reasonable creatures do owe obedience unto him as their Creator, yet they could never have any fruition of him as their Blessednesse and attained the reward of life, but by some voluntary condescension on Gods part, which he hath been pleased to express by way of Covenant.

Westminster Confession of Faith (1646), Paragraph 7.1

The distance between God and the Creature is so great, that although reasonable Creatures do owe obedience unto him as their Creator, yet they could never have any fruition of him as their Blessednesse and Reward, but by some voluntary condescension on Gods part, which he hath been pleased to expresse by way of Covenant.

Savoy Declaration of Faith and Order (1658), Paragraph 7.1

The distance between God and the Creature is so great, that although reasonable creatures do owe obedience unto him as their Creator, yet they could never have attained the reward of life, but by some voluntary condescension on Gods part, which he hath been pleased to express by way of Covenant.

Second London Baptist Confession of Faith (first printing) (1677), Paragraph 7.1

The distance between God and the Creature is so great, that although reasonable Creatures do owe obedience unto him as their Creator, yet they could never have attained the reward of Life, but by some voluntary condescension on Gods part, which he hath been pleased to express, by way of Covenant.

Second London Baptist Confession of Faith (1689), Paragraph 7.1

The distance between God and the Creature is so great, that although reasonable Creatures do owe Obedience unto him as their Creator, yet they could never have attained the Reward of Life, but by some voluntary condescension on God’s part, which he hath been pleased to express, by way of Covenant.

Westminster Confession of Faith (1646), Paragraph 7.1 → Savoy Declaration of Faith and Order (1658), Paragraph 7.1

The distance between God and the Creature is so great, that although reasonable creatures do owe obedience unto him as their Creator, yet they could never have any fruition of him as their Blessedness and attained the reward of life, but by some voluntary condescension on Gods part, which he has been pleased to express by way of Covenant.

Westminster Confession of Faith (1646), Paragraph 7.1

The distance between God and the Creature is so great, that although reasonable Creatures do owe obedience unto him as their Creator, yet they could never have any fruition of him as their Blessedness and Reward, but by some voluntary condescension on Gods part, which he has been pleased to express by way of Covenant.

Savoy Declaration of Faith and Order (1658), Paragraph 7.1

The distance between God and the Creature is so great, that although reasonable creatures do owe obedience unto him as their Creator, yet they could never have attained the reward of life, but by some voluntary condescension on Gods part, which he has been pleased to express by way of Covenant.

Second London Baptist Confession of Faith (first printing) (1677), Paragraph 7.1

The distance between God and the Creature is so great, that although reasonable Creatures do owe obedience unto him as their Creator, yet they could never have attained the reward of Life, but by some voluntary condescension on Gods part, which he hath been pleased to express, by way of Covenant.

Second London Baptist Confession of Faith (1689), Paragraph 7.1

The distance between God and the Creature is so great, that although reasonable Creatures do owe Obedience unto him as their Creator, yet they could never have attained the Reward of Life, but by some voluntary condescension on God’s part, which he hath been pleased to express, by way of Covenant.

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