The grace of faith, whereby the elect are enabled to believe to the saving of their souls, is the work of the Spirit of Christ in their hearts; and is ordinarily wrought by the ministry of the word: by which also, and by the administration of the sacraments, and prayer, it is increased and strengthened.
Changes from Westminster Confession of Faith (1646), Paragraph 14.1
The grace of faith, whereby the elect are enabled to believe to the saving of their souls, is the work of the Spirit of Christ in their hearts; and is ordinarily wrought by the ministry of the word: by which also, and by the administration of the sacraments, and prayer, it is increased and strengthened.
The grace of Faith, whereby the elect are inabled to beleeve to the saving of their soules, is the work of the Spirit of Christ in their hearts; and is ordinarily wrought by the Ministry of the Word: by which also, and by the administration of the Sacraments, and prayer, it is increased and strengthened.
Westminster Confession of Faith (American revision, 1788), Paragraph 14.1
The grace of faith, whereby the elect are enabled to believe to the saving of their souls, is the work of the Spirit of Christ in their hearts; and is ordinarily wrought by the ministry of the word: by which also, and by the administration of the sacraments, and prayer, it is increased and strengthened.
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