Melville Divinity Hall
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Does the American Revision of the Westminster Confession Contradict the Original Version on the Doctrine of the Civil Magistrate?

Kevin DeYoung

Supplementary

PCA minister who subscribes to the 1788 American text; his articles argue the 1647 and 1788 texts of 23.3 contradict each other. Keep as secondary historical analysis of the revision, not as doctrinal instruction; the course teaches the 1647 text.

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2025. Free online

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Supplementary · Conforms Link checked October 06, 2026 Open source