When in 1559 students enrolled in the public school in Geneva (in modern Switzerland), they had to subscribe to a “Confession of Faith,” a doctrinal statement of sorts. The reason for this is given in the first paragraphs of the confession–to preclude subterfuge by various sects disturbing the peace and harmony of the...
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Reformed Confessions
James T. Dennison, Jr. of Northwest Theological Seminary in Lynnwood, Washington is editing a three volume set whose full title is Reformed Confessions of the 16th and 17th Centuries in English Translation. Volume 1 appeared in 2008. It contains translations of thirty-three Reformed confessions dating from 1523 to 1552 from a variety...
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