Westminster Confession of Faith (American revision, 1788), Westminster Assembly and Synod of New York and Philadelphia · PDF
Chapter 28: Of Baptism
The efficacy of baptism is not tied to that moment of time wherein it is administered; yet notwithstanding, by the right use of this ordinance, the grace promised is not only offered, but really exhibited and conferred by the Holy Ghost, to such (whether of age or infants) as that grace belongeth unto, according to the counsel of God’s own will, in his appointed time.
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Westminster Confession of Faith (1646), Paragraph 28.6
The efficacy of baptism is not tied to that moment of time wherein it is administered; yet notwithstanding, by the right use of this ordinance, the grace promised is not only offered, but really exhibited and conferred by the Holy Ghost, to such (whether of age or infants) as that grace belongeth unto, according to the counsel of God’s own will, in his appointed time.
Westminster Confession of Faith (1646), Paragraph 28.6
The efficacy of Baptism is not tied to that moment of time, wherein it is administered; yet, notwithstanding, by the right use of this Ordinance, the grace promised, is not only offered, but really exhibited, and conferred, by the Holy Ghost, to such (whether of age, or infants) as that Grace belongeth unto, according to the Councel of Gods own Will, in his appointed time.
Westminster Confession of Faith (American revision, 1788), Paragraph 28.6
The efficacy of baptism is not tied to that moment of time wherein it is administered; yet notwithstanding, by the right use of this ordinance, the grace promised is not only offered, but really exhibited and conferred by the Holy Ghost, to such (whether of age or infants) as that grace belongeth unto, according to the counsel of God’s own will, in his appointed time.
On Westminster Confession of Faith (1646), Paragraph 28.6, which this paragraph revises
Is the Sacrament of Baptism with Water by Christs appointment, to be continued in his Church to the end of the World? Yes. Is dipping of the person (to be baptised) into Water…
On Westminster Confession of Faith (1646), Paragraph 28.6, which this paragraph revises
The grace of baptism may not be conferred when it is administered, yet it will prove efficacious at any time when the grace is bestowed. ‘The Protestant doctrine of the Efficacy…
