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title: 'The Doctrinal Contents of the Confession — Its Fundamental and Regulative Ideas, and the Necessity and Value of Creeds'
type: pdf
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authors:
- 'Robert Lewis Dabney'
date: 1897-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Creeds and Confessions'
- 'Westminster Standards'
scriptures:
- 'Romans 5'
- 'Matthew 28'
- 'Ephesians 1'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/dabney-1897-the-doctrinal-contents-of-the-confession-its-fundamental-and-regulative-ideas-and-the-necessity-and-value-of-creeds
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# The Doctrinal Contents of the Confession — Its Fundamental and Regulative Ideas, and the Necessity and Value of Creeds

Dabney’s address analyzes the Westminster Confession as a Calvinistic, theocentric, and scriptural system, highlighting its moderation and the continuing necessity and value of creeds.

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