Web transcription of the official 2026 PDF, with links (Crown & Covenant Publications), or the unchanged file. Where they differ, the PDF governs.Transcribed from the official 2026 PDF, with links (or the unchanged file). Where they differ, the PDF governs.
Westminster Confession of Faith
The Westminster Confession of Faith, adopted 1648. The 2026 edition prints its thirty-three chapters in parallel columns with the Testimony's chapters of the same numbers; here each chapter is printed with the Testimony's chapter beside it, aligned as in the book.
- 1 Of the Holy Scripture(Larger Catechism: 2-5; Shorter Catechism: 2-3)
- 2 Of God, and of the Holy Trinity(Larger Catechism: 7-11; Shorter Catechism: 4-6)
- 3 Of God’s Eternal Decree(Larger Catechism: 12-14; Shorter Catechism: 7-8)
- 4 Of Creation(Larger Catechism: 1, 15-17; Shorter Catechism: 1, 9-10)
- 5 Of Providence(Larger Catechism: 18-20, 141-142; Shorter Catechism: 11-12)
- 6 Of the Fall of Man, of Sin, and of the Punishment Thereof(Larger Catechism: 21-29; 149-152; Shorter Catechism: 13-19; 82-84)
- 7 Of God’s Covenant with Man(Larger Catechism: 30-36; Shorter Catechism: 16-20)
- 8 Of Christ the Mediator(Larger Catechism: 32-55, 57; Shorter Catechism: 21-28)
- 9 Of Free Will
- 10 Of Effectual Calling(Larger Catechism: 66-68; Shorter Catechism: 31-32)
- 11 Of Justification(Larger Catechism: 70-73, 77; Shorter Catechism: 32-33, 36)
- 12 Of Adoption(Larger Catechism: 74; Shorter Catechism: 32, 34, 36)
- 13 Of Sanctification(Larger Catechism: 75-78; Shorter Catechism: 32, 35-36)
- 14 Of Saving Faith(Larger Catechism: 60, 72-73; Shorter Catechism: 29-30)
- 15 Of Repentance Unto Life(Larger Catechism: 76, 153, 194; Shorter Catechism: 85, 87)
- 16 Of Good Works(Larger Catechism: 60, 73, 78; Shorter Catechism: 35)
- 17 Of the Perseverance of the Saints(Larger Catechism: 79-81; Shorter Catechism: 35-36)
- 18 Of the Assurance of Grace and Salvation(Larger Catechism: 80-81; Shorter Catechism: 36)
- 19 Of the Law of God(Larger Catechism: 91-148; Shorter Catechism: 40-81)
- 20 Of Christian Liberty, and Liberty of Conscience(Larger Catechism: 28, 45, 83; Shorter Catechism: 2, 26)
- 21 Of Religious Worship, and the Sabbath Day(Larger Catechism: 103-121, 178-196; Shorter Catechism: 45-62, 88-90, 98- 107)
- 22 Of Lawful Oaths and Vows(Larger Catechism: 108, 113; Shorter Catechism: 50, 55)
- 23 Of the Civil Magistrate(Larger Catechism: 135, 136)
- 24 Of Marriage and Divorce(Larger Catechism: 137-139; Shorter Catechism: 63-66, 70-72) (The Testimony also treats “Education of Children” in this chapter.)
- 25 Of the Church(Larger Catechism: 60-65)
- 26 Of the Communion of Saints(Larger Catechism: 135-136, 141-142; Shorter Catechism: 68-69, 74-81)
- 27 Of the Sacraments(Larger Catechism: 161-177; Shorter Catechism: 91-97)
- 28 Of Baptism(Larger Catechism: 161-177; Shorter Catechism: 92-95)
- 29 Of the Lord’s Supper(Larger Catechism: 168-177; Shorter Catechism: 92-93, 96-97)
- 30 Of Church Censures
- 31 Of Synods and Councils(Larger Catechism: 123-133; Shorter Catechism: 63-66)
- 32 Of the State of Men After Death, And the Resurrection of the Dead(Larger Catechism: 84-87; Shorter Catechism: 37-38)
- 33 Of the Last Judgment(Larger Catechism: 56, 87-90; Shorter Catechism: 37-38)