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 privileges 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.
Changes from Westminster Confession of Faith (1646), Paragraph 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 privileges 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.
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.
Westminster Confession of Faith (American revision, 1788), Paragraph 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 privileges 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.
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