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The Westminster Standards

Originally published by the Westminster Assembly of Divines in 1646, the Westminster Standards are a thoughtful and detailed summary of the Biblical and unchanging Christian faith which God caused to flourish again in the 16th and 17th Centuries. These have also been adopted as the doctrinal basis for the James Begg Society.

Below are links to the texts of the Westminster Standards on this website.


 Westminster Confession of Faith
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  Shorter Catechism
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Larger Catechism
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Questions 91-148 Listen / Download mp3
Questions 149-196 Listen / Download mp3
Directory for the Public Worship of God
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Form of Presbyterial Church-Government
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The Westminster Confession of Faith


Chapter 1

Of the Holy Scriptures.

Chapter 2
Of God, and of the Holy Trinity.

Chapter 3
Of God's Eternal Decree.   

Chapter 4
Of Creation. 

Chapter 5
Of Providence.  

Chapter 6
Of the Fall of Man, of Sin, and of the Punishment thereof.

Chapter 7
Of God's Covenant with Man. 

Chapter 8
Of Christ the Mediator. 

Chapter 9
Of Free Will.

Chapter 10
Of Effectual Calling.

Chapter 11
Of Justification.

Chapter 12
Of Adoption.

Chapter 13
Of Sanctification.

Chapter 14
Of Saving Faith.

Chapter 15
Of Repentance unto Life.

Chapter 16
Of Good Works.

Chapter 17
Of the Perseverance of the Saints.

Chapter 18
Of the Assurance of Grace and Salvation.

Chapter 19
Of the Law of God.

Chapter 20
Of Christian Liberty, and Liberty of Conscience.

Chapter 21
Of Religious Worship and the Sabbath-day.

Chapter 22
Of Lawful Oaths and Vows.

Chapter 23
Of the Civil Magistrate.

Chapter 24
Of Marriage and Divorce.

Chapter 25
Of the Church.  

Chapter 26
Of the Communion of the Saints.  

Chapter 27
Of the Sacraments.  

Chapter 28
Of Baptism.  

Chapter 29
Of the Lord's Supper.  

Chapter 30
Of Church Censures.  

Chapter 31
Of Synods and Councils.

Chapter 32
Of the State of Man After Death, and of the Resurrection of the Dead.

Chapter 33
Of the Last Judgment.

The Westminster Larger Catechism


Questions 1-5:
On Man's Chief and Highest End

Questions 6-11:
On God the Holy Trinity

Questions 12-20:
On God's Decrees of Creation and Providence

Questions 21-29:
On the Broken Covenant of Works, the Fall of man, and Sin

Questions 30-35:
On the Covenant of Grace

Questions 36-45:
On the Lord Jesus Christ, the Mediator of the Covenant of Grace

Questions 46-56:
On Christ's Humiliation and Exaltation

Questions 57-61:
On the Benefits of Christ's Mediation

Questions 62-65:
On the Visible and Invisible Church

Questions 66-69:
On God's Effectual Call to Salvation

Questions 70-77:
On Justification, Adoption and Sanctification

Questions 78-81:
On Imperfection in Sanctification, and Assurance of Salvation

Questions 82-90:
On Death, Resurrection, Judgment and Glory

Questions 91-97:
On Man's Duty of Obedience to the Moral Law of God

Questions 98-100:
On the Ten Commandments

Questions 101-106:
On the First Commandment

Questions 107-110:
On the Second Commandment

Questions 111-114:
On the Third Commandment

Questions 115-121:
On the Fourth Commandment

Questions 122-133:
On the Fifth Commandment

Questions 134-136:
On the Sixth Commandment

Questions 137-139:
On Seventh Commandment

Questions 140-142:
On Eighth Commandment

Questions 143-145:
On Ninth Commandment

Questions 146-148:
On Tenth Commandment

Questions 149-152:
On the Transgression of God's Moral Law

Questions 153-160:
On Benefitting from Christ's Mediation

Questions 161-164:
On the Sacraments

Questions 165-167:
On the Sacrament of Baptism

Questions 168-177:
On the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper

Questions 178-187:
On Prayer

Questions 188-196:
On the Lord's Prayer

The Westminster Shorter Catechism


The Form of Presbyterial Church-Government


The Directory for the Public Worship of God


Directions for Family Worship

 

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Our Email Newsletter contains news of the Society, information about forthcoming publications and events,  and an edifying article. Articles will be drawn either from our own books, or from other Reformers, Puritans, Presbyterians, etc.

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