← all works · WCF · 1647

Westminster Confession of Faith

The thirty-three chapters of the Confession, the principal doctrinal output of the Westminster Assembly, completed in 1646 and presented to the Long Parliament in December of that year. Each chapter is divided into sections; this edition includes the proof-text apparatus.

Author: The Westminster Assembly · Completed 1646 (text); 1647 (parliamentary approval) · Source: Public Domain · facsimile

Chapters

  1. I. Of the Holy Scripture 10 §
  2. II. Of God, and of the Holy Trinity 3 §
  3. III. Of God's Eternal Decree 8 §
  4. IV. Of Creation 2 §
  5. V. Of Providence 7 §
  6. VI. Of the Fall of Man, of Sin, and of the Punishment Thereof 6 §
  7. VII. Of God's Covenant with Man 6 §
  8. VIII. Of Christ the Mediator 8 §
  9. IX. Of Free Will 5 §
  10. X. Of Effectual Calling 4 §
  11. XI. Of Justification 6 §
  12. XII. Of Adoption 1 §
  13. XIII. Of Sanctification 3 §
  14. XIV. Of Saving Faith 3 §
  15. XV. Of Repentance unto Life 6 §
  16. XVI. Of Good Works 7 §
  17. XVII. Of the Perseverance of the Saints 3 §
  18. XVIII. Of the Assurance of Grace and Salvation 4 §
  19. XIX. Of the Law of God 7 §
  20. XX. Of Christian Liberty, and Liberty of Conscience 4 §
  21. XXI. Of Religious Worship and the Sabbath Day 8 §
  22. XXII. Of Lawful Oaths and Vows 7 §
  23. XXIII. Of the Civil Magistrate 4 §
  24. XXIV. Of Marriage and Divorce 6 §
  25. XXV. Of the Church 6 §
  26. XXVI. Of the Communion of Saints 3 §
  27. XXVII. Of the Sacraments 5 §
  28. XXVIII. Of Baptism 7 §
  29. XXIX. Of the Lord's Supper 8 §
  30. XXX. Of Church Censures 4 §
  31. XXXI. Of Synods and Councils 5 §
  32. XXXII. Of the State of Men after Death, and of the Resurrection of the Dead 3 §
  33. XXXIII. Of the Last Judgment 3 §