Paragraph 9.5
Chapter 9: Of Free Will
The will of man is made perfectly and immutably free to good alone, in the state of glory only.
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 9.5
No change, but in spelling and punctuation.
Westminster Confession of Faith (1646), Paragraph 9.5
The will of man is made perfectly and immutably free to good alone, in the state of glory only.
Westminster Confession of Faith (1646), Paragraph 9.5
The will of man is made, perfectly, and immutably free to good alone, in the state of Glory only.
Westminster Confession of Faith (American revision, 1788), Paragraph 9.5
The will of man is made perfectly and immutably free to good alone, in the state of glory only.
Commentaries (2)
David Dickson, 1684, Truths Victory over Error
On Westminster Confession of Faith (1646), Paragraph 9.5, which this paragraph revises
Hath Man by his fall, into an estate of sin, wholly lost all ability of will, to any supernatural good, accompanying salvation: so as a Natural Man being altogether averse from…
David Dickson’s text
John Macpherson, 1881, The Westminster Confession of Faith, with Introduction and Notes
On Westminster Confession of Faith (1646), Paragraph 9.5, which this paragraph revises
There are in this section two statements. It is said that perfect freedom of will to do good is realized in heaven, and that this perfection is realized only there. This latter…
John Macpherson’s text