[Footnote 37:  1 Tim. iii. 15——­That thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God.——­]

[Footnote 38:  Psal. ci 2.  I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.  Jer. vii. 3.  Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place.  Isa.  I. 16, 17; Cease to do evil.  Learn to do well.——­]

[Footnote 39:  Jer. 1. 8.  Remove out of the midst of Babylon, and go forth out of the land of the Chaldeans, and be ye as the he goats before the flocks.]

[Footnote 40:  Zech. i 3.  Turn ye unto me, saith the Lord of hosts, and I will turn unto you, saith the Lord of hosts.  Psal. lxxxv. 3.  Thou hast taken away all thy wrath; thou hast turned thyself from the fierceness of thine anger.  Verse 4th.  Turn us, O God of our salvation and cause thine anger towards us to cease]

[Footnote 41:  Psal. lxxxv. 9, 10.  Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land.  Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

Isa. xxxii. 17.  And the work of righteousness shall be peace, and the effect of righteousness, quietness and assurance forever.

Zech. viii. 19——­Therefore love the truth and peace.]

[Footnote 42:  Note.  The Confession of Faith is here adhered to, as it was received and approven by the General Assembly of this church, by their Act of the 27th of Aug. 1647, Sess. 23, the 2d Article of the 31st Chap, being understood, as explained in that Act, and the 4th Sect, of the 23d Chap, being understood, as it is explained in our Informatory Vindication, page 196, 2d Edition.]

[Typographical errors excepted, and Historical Introduction substituted for Preface, this edition agrees with those of Paisley, 1820, and Belfast, 1835.—­ED.]

ACT OF COVENANT RENOVATION,

AGREED UPON AT PHILADELPHIA, OCTOBER 8, 1880,

BY THE

REFORMED PRESBYTERY,

AFTER THE APPROVED EXAMPLE OF OUR FATHERS, AT

AUCHENSAUGH, 1712, AND ACCOMMODATED

TO THE PRESENT TIME.

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“I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments.”—­Psalms cxix:  106.

“They (Egyptians) shall vow a vow unto the Lord, and perform it.”—­Is. xix:  21.

The Corinthians “first gave their own selves to the Lord.”—­2 Cor. viii:  5.

COVENANT RENOVATION.

Vow, and pay unto the Lord your God.—­Ps. lxxvi:  II.

PREFACE.

Having in prospect a united, public and solemn approach to our covenant God, some important principles should be understood, that we may proceed with intelligence and have sure ground for our faith.