Chapter 21: Of religious worship, and the Sabbath day
The reading of the scriptures with godly fear; the sound preaching and conscionable hearing of the word, in obedience unto God, with understanding, faith and reverence; singing of psalms with grace in the heart; as also, the due administration and worthy receiving of the sacraments instituted by Christ; are all parts of the ordinary religious worship of God: besides religious oaths and vows, solemn fastings, and thanksgivings upon special occasions, which are, in their several times and seasons, to be used in an holy and religious manner.
Changes from Westminster Confession of Faith (1646), Paragraph 21.5
The reading of the scriptures with godly fear; the sound preaching and conscionable hearing of the word, in obedience unto God, with understanding, faith and reverence; singing of psalms with grace in the heart; as also, the due administration and worthy receiving of the sacraments instituted by Christ; are all parts of the ordinary religious worship of God: besides religious oaths and vows, solemn fastings, and thanksgivings upon special occasions, which are, in their several times and seasons, to be used in an holy and religious manner.
The reading of the Scriptures with godly fear; the sound Preaching and Conscionable Hearing of the Word, in obedience unto God, with understanding, faith, and reverence; singing of Psalms with grace in the heart; as also, the due administration, and worthy receiving of the Sacraments instituted by Christ; are all, parts of the ordinary Religious Worship of God: Beside Religious Oathes, Vows, Solemn Fastings, and thanksgivings, upon special occasions, which are, in their several times and seasons, to be used, in an holy and religious manner.
Westminster Confession of Faith (American revision, 1788), Paragraph 21.5
The reading of the scriptures with godly fear; the sound preaching and conscionable hearing of the word, in obedience unto God, with understanding, faith and reverence; singing of psalms with grace in the heart; as also, the due administration and worthy receiving of the sacraments instituted by Christ; are all parts of the ordinary religious worship of God: besides religious oaths and vows, solemn fastings, and thanksgivings upon special occasions, which are, in their several times and seasons, to be used in an holy and religious manner.
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