Westminster Confession of Faith (American revision, 1788), Westminster Assembly and Synod of New York and Philadelphia · PDF

Paragraph 20.3

Chapter 20: Of Christian Liberty, and Liberty of Conscience

They who, upon pretence of Christian liberty, do practise any sin, or cherish any lust, do thereby destroy the end of Christian liberty; which is, that, being delivered out of the hands of our enemies, we might serve the Lord without fear, in holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.

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Westminster Confession of Faith (1646), Paragraph 20.3

They who, upon pretence of Christian liberty, do practise any sin, or cherish any lust, do thereby destroy the end of Christian liberty; which is, that, being delivered out of the hands of our enemies, we might serve the Lord without fear, in holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.

Westminster Confession of Faith (1646), Paragraph 20.3

They, who upon pretence of Christian Liberty, doe practise any sin, or cherish any lust, do thereby destroy the end of Christian Liberty, which is, that being delivered out of the hands of our enemies, wee might serve the Lord, without feare, in holinesse and righteousnesse before him, all the dayes of our life.

Westminster Confession of Faith (American revision, 1788), Paragraph 20.3

They who, upon pretence of Christian liberty, do practise any sin, or cherish any lust, do thereby destroy the end of Christian liberty; which is, that, being delivered out of the hands of our enemies, we might serve the Lord without fear, in holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.

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