First Helvetic Confession · 1536

Chapter 5: The Ende & Entent of the Scrypture

The Ende & Entent of the Scrypture

The pryncypal entent of al the scripture canonicall is to declare that God is beniuolent and frendly mynded to mankynde, and that he hathe declared that kyndnes in and throughe Iesu Chryste his onely sone, the which kynd nes is receyuyd by fayth, but this fayth is effectuous through charitie and expressed in an innocent lyfe