The Scots Confession of Faith of 1560
The Confession Of Faith Professed And Believed By The Protestants Within The Realm Of Scotland, Published By Them In Parliament, And By The Estates Thereof Ratified And Approved, As Wholesome And Sound Doctrine, Grounded Upon The Infallible Truth Of God's Word
Matthew 24 And these glad tidings of the Kingdom shall be preached through the whole world, for a Witness unto all Nations, and then shall the end come
The Preface
Chapter 1 - Of God
Chapter 2 - Of the Creation of Man
Chapter 3 - Of Original Sin
Chapter 4 - Of the Revelation of the Promise
Chapter 5 - The Continuance, Increase, and Preservation of the Kirk
Chapter 6 - Of the Incarnation of Christ Jesus
Chapter 7 - Why It Behoved the Mediator to Be Very God and Very Man
Chapter 8 - Election
Chapter 9 - Christ’s Death, Passion, Burial, etc
Chapter 10 - Resurrection
Chapter 11 - Ascension
Chapter 12 - Faith in the Holy Ghost
Chapter 13 - The Cause of Good Works
Chapter 14 - What Works Are Reputed Good Before God
Chapter 15 - The Perfection of the Law and Imperfection of Man
Chapter 16 - Of the Kirk
Chapter 17 - The Immortality of the Souls
Chapter 18 - Of the Notes by Which the True Kirk Is Discerned From the False and Who Shall Be Judge of the Doctrine
Chapter 19 - The Authority of the Scriptures
Chapter 20 - Of General Councils, Of Their Power, Authority, and Causes of Their Convention
Chapter 21 - Of the Sacraments
Chapter 22 - Of the Right Administration of the Sacraments
Chapter 23 - To Whom Sacraments Appertain
Chapter 24 - Of the Civil Magistrate
Chapter 25 - The Gifts Freely Given To the Kirk
Arise, O Lord, and let thy enemies be confounded: Let them flee from thy presence that hate thy godly name: Give thy Servants strength to speak thy word in boldness; and let all Nations attain to thy true knowledge.
These acts and articles were read in face of parliament, and ratified by the three estates of this realm, at Edinburgh, the seventeen day of August, the year of God 1560.
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