The 1646 Westminster Confession of Faith by The Westminster Assembly 1646

• Chapter I. Of the holy Scripture
• Chapter II. Of God, and of the Holy Trinity
• Chapter III. Of God's Eternal Decree
• Chapter IV. Of Creation
• Chapter V. Of Providence
• Chapter VI. Of the Fall of Man, of Sin, and of the Punishment thereof
• Chapter VII. Of God's Covenant with Man
• Chapter VIII. Of Christ the Mediator
• Chapter IX. Of Free Will
• Chapter X. Of Effectual Calling
• Chapter XI. Of Justification
• Chapter XII. Of Adoption
• Chapter XIII. Of Sanctification
• Chapter XIV. Of Saving Faith
• Chapter XV. Of Repentance Unto Life
• Chapter XVI. Of Good Works
• Chapter XVII. Of The Perseverance of the Saints
• Chapter XVIII. Of the Assurance of Grace and Salvation
• Chapter XIX. Of the Law of God
• Chapter XX. Of Christian Liberty, and Liberty of Conscience
• Chapter XXI. Of Religious Worship and the Sabbath-day
• Chapter XXII. Of Lawful Oaths and Vows
• Chapter XXIII. Of the Civil Magistrate
• Chapter XXIV. Of Marriage and Divorce
• Chapter XXV. Of the Church
• Chapter XXVI. Of the Communion of the Saints
• Chapter XXVII. Of the Sacraments
• Chapter XXVIII. Of Baptism
• Chapter XXIX. Of the Lord's Supper
• Chapter XXX. Of Church Censures
• Chapter XXXI. Of Synods and Councils
• Chapter XXXII. Of the State of Man After Death, and of the Resurrection of the Dead
• Chapter XXXIII. Of the Last Judgment
• Signed

Chapter XII. Of Adoption

CHAPTER XII.
Of Adoption.
All those that are justified, God vouchsafeth, in and for his only Son Jesus Christ, to make partakers of the grace of adoption: by which they are taken into the number, and enjoy the liberties and privileges of the children of God; have his name put upon them; receive the Spirit of adoption; have access to the throne of grace with boldness; are enabled to cry, Abba, Father; are pitied, protected, provided for, and chastened by his as by a father; yet never cast off, but sealed to the day of redemption, and inherit the promises, as heirs of everlasting salvation.