Web transcription of the official 2026 PDF, with links (Crown & Covenant Publications), or the unchanged file. Punctuation is adapted for the website; the original PDF governs.Transcribed from the official 2026 PDF, with links (or the unchanged file). Punctuation is adapted for the website; the original PDF governs.
Isaiah 49
The 2026 edition cites 1 passage touching Isaiah 49, each printed here in the KJV with every place in the Constitution that cites it.
Isaiah 49:23
23 And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me.
Cited by 4 places in the Constitution
Westminster Confession of Faith 3
- CF 20.4
And because the powers which God hath ordained, and the liberty which Christ hath purchased, are not intended by God to destroy, but mutually to uphold and…
- CF 23.3
The civil magistrate may not assume to himself the administration of the Word and sacraments, or the power of the keys of the kingdom of heaven: yet he hath…
- CF 31.2
As magistrates may lawfully call a synod of ministers, and other fit persons, to consult and advise with, about matters of religion; so, if magistrates be open…
Larger Catechism 1
- LC 124
By father and mother, in the fifth commandment, are meant, not only natural parents, but all superiors in age and gifts; and especially such as, by God’s…