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Historic Church Documents
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Creeds
• The Apostles' Creed
• The Nicene Creed
• The Athanasian Creed
• The Definition of Chalcedon
• The Anathemas of the Second Council of Constantinople (553 A.D.)
Confessions
• The Canons of the Council of Orange (529 A.D.)
• The Augsburg Confession (1530)
• Apology [Defense] of the Augsburg Confession
• The Thirty-Nine Articles, (1571)
• The Canons of Dordt (1618 A.D.)
• The Belgic Confession (1618 A.D.)
• The Westminster Confession of Faith (1646)
• The Baptist Confession of Faith (1689) w. Scripture Proofs
• The Westminster Confession of Faith (1646) w. Scripture Proofs
- You can download this MS Word.rtf (zipped) file for personal use on your word processor. It is the original 1646, and is complete with full scripture proof texts. Also available in Word [doc], PDF, and HTML (all zipped). The Word.rtf version is also avaliable as a Macintosh [sit] archive.
The Westminster Confession of Faith's Additional Documents
- To The Christian Reader, Especially Heads of Families
Mr. Thomas Manton's Epistle to the Reader (A must read)
The Sum of Saving Knowledge
The Confession of Faith of the Kirk of Scotland: Or, The National Covenant
The Solemn League and Covenant
The Directory for the Publick Worship of God
The Directory for Family Worship
The Form of Presbyterial Church Government
• See Also:
History of the Westminster Assembly of Divines
By: William Maxwell Hetherington, D. D., LL. D.
The Discretionary Power of the Church
- "The delivery of Christ’s doctrines and commandments by men does not make them the doctrines and commandments of men. ... Their dogmas are not man's, they are God’s dogmas." (from paragraph 20)
By: John L. Girardeau
The Reformed Faith
- An Exposition Of The Westminster Confession Of Faith.
By: Robert Shaw
• The Savoy Declaration of Faith and Order 1658
- The Savoy Declaration is a modification of the Westminster Confession to suit the Congregational polity. An introduction is being added to aid the reader in finding the most notable changes.
Catechisms
• Catechism for Young Children
- This document contains the Catechism for Young Children, a catechism used in many denominations as an introduction to the Smaller Catechism.
• The Children's Catechism
- This document contains a simplified catechism useful for introducing your child to the Reformed faith. It was written by Chris Schlect
• The Westminster Shorter Catechism
- This document contains the Westminster Shorter Catechism with full Scripture references.
• The Westminster Larger Catechism
- This document contains the Westminster Larger Catechism with full Scripture references.
• Visit the, Bible Presbyterian Church Online - Featuring the, "Westminster Shorter Catechism Project." With a harmony of expositions by authors listed below:
- Thomas Boston's Of Man's Chief End and Happiness
James Fisher's Catechism on the Catechism
John Flavel's Exposition of the Assembly's Shorter Catechism
Matthew Henry's A Scripture Catechism in the Method of the Assembly's
Thomas Vincent's The Shorter Catechism Explained from Scripture
Thomas Watson's Body of Divinity
John Whitecross' The Shorter Catechism Illustrated
• The Heidelberg Catechism (With full scripture proofs)
- Including a brief history From: Cyclopedia Of Biblical, Theological And Ecclesiastical Literature, by James Strong & John McClintock
• Fisher's Catechism
- The great Scottish commentary on the Westminster Shorter Catechism.
A PDF for download.
See the Harmony Q. 4. What is God, between Fisher and John Flavel
• Catechism Of The Church Of Geneva, Being A Form Of Instruction For Children.
Sermons
• Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
By: Jonathan Edwards
• George Whitefield Collection - 59 Sermons from The Works of the Reverend George Whitefield.
Other
• The American Colonist's Library - A TREASURY OF PRIMARY DOCUMENTS
- Primary Source Documents Pertaining to Early American History - An invaluable collection of historical works which contributed to the formation of American politics, culture, and ideals.
• The Cambridge Declaration
- This document, dated April 20, 1996, was written and promoted by the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals. Many noted Reformed theologians have signed their names to it. American church history in the making!
• The Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy
- This is the famous recent declaration of Biblical inerrancy by the International Council on Biblical Inerrancy.
• The 95 Theses
- This document contains an English translation of the 95 Theses nailed to door of the Wittenburg Church by Martin Luther, the German Reformer.
• The TABLE-TALK of Martin Luther.
• The Early Church Fathers (Offsite)
- The Early Church Fathers is a 38-volume collection of writings from the first 800 years of the Church. This collection is divided into three series, Ante-Nicene (ANF), Nicene and Post-Nicene Series I (NPNF1), and Nicene and Post-Nicene Series II (NPNF2).
• The Saint's Everlasting Rest
- By the Rev. Richard Baxter - This is the abridged version by Benjamin Fawcett, A.M., published by the American Tract Society
• Calvin's Calvinism
- By: John Calvin - A Treatises on the Eternal Predestination of God the Secret Providence of God.
• Some Works of Jonathan Edwards (22)
• God's Way of Peace - Subtitled, "A Book for the Anxious."
By: Horatius Bonar, D.D.
• For Whom Did Christ Die?
A tidbit of good ol' Puritan logic from the good doctor, John Owen.
• John Knox's First Interview with Queen Mary - 1561
- An eye opening glimpse into Knox's view of civil government and the limitation of a monarch's power
• Vidiciae Contra Tyrannos - A Defense of Liberty Against Tyrants
- by Junius Brutus, attributed to Philippe Duplessis-Mornay. The text is from a 17th century translation.
• Notes From the Original 1599 Geneva Bible:
- Note: These notes were obtained from the "Online Bible" CD and have been edited for modern English.
See the American Vision article , The Geneva Bible: The Forgotten Translation, by Gary DeMar, for additional information on the importance of the Geneva Notes in the history of the Church.