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Chapter 1

The Doctrine Of Holy Scripture

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Q&A 1–5

Q&A 1–3

 

1. Man’s nature & purpose

1. Man’s nature & purpose

1.1 Nature & Scripture

2. Need for revelation

 

1.2 Books of the Bible

3. The Word of God

2. The Word of God

1.3 Apocrypha

   

1.4 Authority of Scripture

   

1.5 Witness of Scripture

4. Witness of Scripture

 

1.6 Sufficiency of Scripture

5. What the Scriptures teach

3. What the Scriptures teach

1.7 Clarity of Scripture

   

1.8 Original languages

   

1.9 Scriptural interpretation

   

1.10 Scriptural judgment

   
 

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Chapter 2

Of God And Of The Holy Trinity

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Q&A 6–11

Q&A 4–6

 

6. Nature, Persons, and decrees of God

 

2.1 Nature & attributes of God

8. Only one God

7. What God is like

5. Only one God

4. What God is like

2.2 Sovereignty of God

   

2.3 The Holy Trinity

9. The Holy Trinity

6. The Holy Trinity

 

10. Personal properties of the Trinity

 
 

11. Equality of the Trinity

 
 

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Chapter 3

Of God’s Eternal Decree

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Q&A 12–14

Q&A 7–8

3.1 Sovereignty of God and predestination

12. Sovereignty of God and predestination

7. Sovereignty of God and predestination

3.2 God’s foreknowledge

   

3.3 Election & reprobation

13. Election & reprobation

 

3.4 Decrees unchangeable

   

3.5 Election by grace

   

3.6 All means appointed

   

3.7 Reprobation because of sin

   

3.8 Handling the mystery of predestination

   
 

14. How God executes His decrees

8. How God executes His decrees

 

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Chapter 4

Of Creation

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Chapter 4

Q&A 15–17

Q&A 9–10

4.1 Six-day creation

15. Six-day creation

9. Six-day creation

 

16. Creation of angels

 

4.2 Creation of man

17. Creation of man

10. Creation of man

 

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Chapter 5

Of Providence

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Q&A 18–19

Q&A 11

5.1 God’s works of providence

18. God’s works of providence

11. God’s works of providence

5.2 Foreknowledge

   

5.3. Ordinary means

   

5.4 Fall and sins of men and angels

19. Concerning angels

 

5.5 Temptations to sin

   

5.6 Toward the wicked

   

5.7 Extent of providence

   
 

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Chapter 6

Of The Fall, Of Sin, And Of The Punishment Thereof

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Q&A 21–29

Q&A 13–19

 

24. Sin

14. Sin

6.1 The first sin

21. The first sin

13. The first sin

   

15. Forbidden fruit

6.2 Dead in sin

23. Sin and misery

17. Sin and misery

6.3 Imputed sin

22. Imputed sin

16. Imputed sin

6.4 Original sin & actual sins

25. Original sin & actual sins

18. Original sin & actual sins

6.5 Sin in the regenerate

   
 

26. Sin and natural generation

 

6.6 The guilt of sin

27. Misery of sin

19. Misery of sin

 

28. Punishments of sin in this world

 
 

29. Punishments of sin in the world to come

 
 

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Chapter 7

Of God’s Covenant With Man

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Q&A 20, 30–35

Q&A 12, 20

7.1 Creator & creature distinction

20. Providence of God to man in the Garden

12. Providence of God to man in the Garden

7.2 Covenant of Works

   

7.3 Covenant of Grace

30. Covenant of Grace

20. Covenant of Grace

 

31. Made with Christ

 
 

32. The grace in the covenant

 

7.4 Testament of Christ

   

7.5 Different administrations

33. Different administrations

 

Administration under the Old Testament

34. Administration under the Old Testament

 

7.6 Administration under the New Testament

35. Administration under the New Testament

 
 

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Chapter 8

Of Christ The Mediator

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Chapter 8

Q&A 36–57, 68

Q&A 21–28

8.1 The Mediator

   

8.2 The God-Man

36. The God-Man

21. The God-Man

 

37. How God became man

22. How God became man

 

38. Why He is God

 
 

39. Why He is man

 
 

40. Why He is God & man

 
 

41. Why He is called Jesus

 

8.3 Office of Mediator & Surety

42. Why He is called Christ

23. Christ’s three offices

 

43. Office of Prophet

24. Office of Prophet

8.5 Christ’s sacrifice

44. Office of Priest

25. Office of Priest

 

45. Office of King

26. Office of King

8.7 Christ’s two natures

   

8.4 Estate of humiliation

46. Estate of humiliation

27. Estate of humiliation

 

47. Humiliation in birth

 
 

48. Humiliation in life

 
 

49. Humiliation in death

 
 

50. Humiliation after death

 

8.4 Estate of exaltation

51. Estate of exaltation

28. Estate of exaltation

 

52. Exalted in resurrection

 
 

53. Exalted in ascension

 
 

54. Exalted in session

 
 

55. Intercession of Christ

 
 

56. Exalted in coming again

 
 

57. Benefits of mediation

 

8.6 Effectual from creation

68. Effectual call of elect

 

8.8 Effectual application

   
 

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Chapter 9

Of Free Will

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Chapter 9

Q&A 149

Q&A 82

9.1 Natural liberty of will at creation

   

9.2 State of innocency: mutable will

   

9.3 State of sin: inability to will to do good

149. No one keeps God’s commandments perfectly

82. No one keeps God’s commandments perfectly

9.4 State of grace: imperfect ability to will to do good

   

9.5 State of glory: perfect ability to will to do good

   
 

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Chapter 10

Of Effectual Calling

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Q&A 57–60, 66–68

Q&A 29–32

 

57. Benefits of Christ’s mediation

 
 

58. How we become partakers of redemption

29. How we become partakers of redemption

 

59. Who are partakers of redemption

30. How the Spirit applies redemption

 

66. Union with Christ

 

10.1 Effectual calling

67. Effectual calling

31. Effectual calling

 

68. For the elect only

 

10.2 By God’s grace alone

   

10.3 Elect infants

   

10.4 Christians alone saved

60. Christians alone saved

 
   

32. Benefits of effectual calling in this life

 

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Chapter 11

Of Justification

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Chapter 11

Q&A 70–73

Q&A 33

11.1 Imputation of Christ’s obedience & satisfaction

70. Imputation of Christ’s obedience & satisfaction

33. Imputation of Christ’s righteousness

11.2 Faith the only instrument & its relation to other graces

72. Justifying faith

 
 

73. How faith justifies

 

11.3 Justice and grace

71. An act of God’s grace

 

11.4 Decreed in eternity; applied in history

   

11.5 Immutability of justification & fatherly displeasure with sins

   

11.6 Same in OT & NT

   
 

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Chapter 12

Of Adoption

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Chapter 12

Q&A 74

Q&A 34

12.1 Benefits of adoption

74. Benefits of adoption

34. Benefits of adoption

 

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Chapter 13

Of Sanctification

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Q&A 75, 77–78

Q&A 35–36

13.1 Personal sanctification

75. What sanctification is

35. What sanctification is

13.2 Imperfect in this life

78. Where the imperfection comes from

 

13.3 Progressive sanctification

   
 

77. Differences between justification & sanctification

 
   

36. Benefits of [justification, adoption, &] sanctification in this life

 

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Chapter 14

Of Saving Faith

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Q&A 153, 72–73

Q&A 85–86

 

153. Requirements to escape God’s wrath & curse

85. Requirements to escape God’s wrath & curse

14.1 How saving faith is ordinarily wrought

72. Justifying faith

86. Faith in Jesus Christ

14.2 Principal acts of saving faith

   
 

73. How faith justifies the sinner

 

14.3 Different degrees of faith

   
 

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Chapter 15

Of Repentance Unto Life

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Q&A 76

Q&A 87

15.1 Repentance ought to be preached

   

15.2 What repentance is

76. What repentance is

87. What repentance is

15.3 Necessity of repentance

   

15.4 Need for and efficacy of repentance

   

15.5 Repentance for particular sins

   

15.6 Private and public confession of sins

   
 

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Chapter 16

Of Good Works

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Q&A 78

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16.1 Definition of good works

   

16.2 Value of good works

   

16.3 Ability to do good works

   

16.4 Against Roman Catholic doctrine of works

   

16.5 Why good works cannot merit pardon or eternal life

78. Where the imperfection in believers’ sanctification comes from

 

16.6 God accepts believers’ good works

   

16.7 Works of the unregenerate

   
 

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