Paragraph 27.5
Chapter 27: Of the Sacraments
The sacraments of the Old Testament, in regard of the spiritual things thereby signified and exhibited, were, for substance, the same with those of the new.
Westminster Confession of Faith (American revision, 1788), Westminster Assembly and Synod of New York and Philadelphia · PDF
Changes from Westminster Confession of Faith (1646), Paragraph 27.5
No change, but in spelling and punctuation.
Westminster Confession of Faith (1646), Paragraph 27.5
The sacraments of the Old Testament, in regard of the spiritual things thereby signified and exhibited, were, for substance, the same with those of the new.
Westminster Confession of Faith (1646), Paragraph 27.5
The Sacraments of the Old Testament, in regard of the spiritual things thereby signified, and exhibited, were, for substance, the same with those of the New.
Westminster Confession of Faith (American revision, 1788), Paragraph 27.5
The sacraments of the Old Testament, in regard of the spiritual things thereby signified and exhibited, were, for substance, the same with those of the new.
Commentaries (2)
David Dickson, 1684, Truths Victory over Error
On Westminster Confession of Faith (1646), Paragraph 27.5, which this paragraph revises
Are the Sacraments holy signs and seals of the Covenant of Grace, immediatly instituted by GOD, to represent Christ, and his benefits; and to confirm our interest in him? Yes. Is…
David Dickson’s text
John Macpherson, 1881, The Westminster Confession of Faith, with Introduction and Notes
On Westminster Confession of Faith (1646), Paragraph 27.5, which this paragraph revises
It is very evident that there is a close resemblance between circumcision and baptism (only the exigencies of controversy caused some Baptists to deny this), and between the…
John Macpherson’s text