The confession of faith, and the larger and shorter catechism, : first agreed upon by the Assembly of Divines at Westminster: and now approved by the General Assembly of the Kirk of Scotland, to be a part of uniformity in religion between the Kirks of Christ in the three kingdoms. Together with the Sum of saving knowledge, and the practical use thereof..
Westminster Assembly(1643-1652)
Dickson, David,1583?-1663.
Durham, James,1622-1658.
Church of Scotland.General Assembly.
Edinburgh, : printed by John Reid,,
Anno Dom. MDCLXXXIX. [1689].
Page 186 has no page number; page 215 is misnumbered "21"; page 226 is misnumbered "2"; page 268 is misnumbered "68"; page 276 is misnumbered "76"; page 279 is misnumbered "281"; pages 288-289 are misnumbered "188-189" and page 317 is misnumbered "319".
Signatures: A-F⁶ G-R¹².
Leaf H4 is missigned H2 and leaf Q1 has not been signed by the printer.
'The larger catechism, first agreed upon by the Assembly of Divines at Westminster', 'The shorter catechism, first agreed upon by the Assembly of Divines at Westminster' and 'A directory for the publick worship of God' have separate, dated titlepages.
Includes: A brief sum of Christian doctrine, contained in Holy Scripture, and holden forth in the Confession of faith and catechisms, along with: The practical use of saving knowledge, both attributed to David Dickson and James Durham--NUC pre-1956 imprints.
Text and register are continuous, despite the pagination.
Larger catechism -- Shorter catechism -- Directory for the publick worship of God.
Wing (2nd ed., 1994)
Aldis, H.G. Scotland,
ESTC
Church of Scotland
Church of Scotland
Creeds
Catechisms, English