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The 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith

Then & Now

The 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith, source and edition

This book was already written in modern English, so the edition stays very close to its source. Here you can see every one of the editor's small corrections, paragraph by paragraph.

96%
of the words are exactly as printed
0.1%
changed in grammar or wording
  1. 1The Prefaceas printed
  2. 21. Of The Holy Scripturesas printed
  3. 32. Of God And Of The Holy Trinityas printed
  4. 43. Of God’s Decreeas printed
  5. 54. Of Creationas printed
  6. 65. Of Divine Providenceas printed
  7. 76. Of The Fall Of Man, Of Sin, And Of The Punishment Thereofas printed
  8. 87. Of God’s Covenantas printed
  9. 98. Of Christ The Mediatoras printed
  10. 109. Of Free Willas printed
  11. 1110. Of Effectual Callingas printed
  12. 1211. Of Justificationas printed
  13. 1312. Of Adoptionas printed
  14. 1413. Of Sanctificationas printed
  15. 1514. Of Saving Faith1 change
  16. 1615. Of Repentance Unto Life And Salvationas printed
  17. 1716. Of Good Worksas printed
  18. 1817. Of The Perseverance Of The Saintsas printed
  19. 1918. Of The Assurance Of Grace And Salvation1 change
  20. 2019. Of The Law Of Godas printed
  21. 2120. Of The Gospel And Of The Extent Of The Grace Thereofas printed
  22. 2221. Of Christian Liberty And Liberty Of Conscienceas printed
  23. 2322. Of Religious Worship And The Sabbath Dayas printed
  24. 2423. Of Lawful Oaths And Vowsas printed
  25. 2524. Of The Civil Magistrateas printed
  26. 2625. Of Marriageas printed
  27. 2726. Of The Churchas printed
  28. 2827. Of The Communion Of The Saintsas printed
  29. 2928. Of Baptism And The Lord’s Supperas printed
  30. 3029. Of Baptismas printed
  31. 3130. Of The Lord’s Supperas printed
  32. 3231. Of The State Of Man After Death, And Of The Resurrection Of The Deadas printed
  33. 3332. Of The Last Judgmentas printed
  34. 34Ending Statement and Signatoriesas printed
  35. 35Title Page1 change
  36. 36The Prefaceas printed
  37. 371. Introduction6 changes
  38. 382. Of the Holy Ghost8 changes
  39. 393. Of the Sacramentsas printed
  40. 404. Of the Lord’s Supperas printed
  41. 415. The third Part is of Man’s Thankfulness2 changes
  42. 426. Of Prayer1 change

Changes to wording or grammar in each part, each one highlighted when you open it. Spelling, capitals and punctuation are not counted.