Appendix 5: Helpful Background Information Expanded

As the title page tells us, the Sum of Saving Knowledge is a summary of the Westminster Confession of Faith, the Westminster Larger Catechism, and the Westminster Shorter Catechism.⁸⁵ These beloved works and derivatives from them have formed the doctrinal basis of many churches and denominations. Underlying the Westminster standards are certain biblical truths that are unfortunately rejected even by some churches and denominations. Similar to the Prerequisites above, the editor presents some of these matters with some simple evidences so that the reader may better understand and benefit from this Sum, whether or not he agrees with the views presented in the introduction or in this appendix.

85 Translations of these works into contemporary American English may be found at https://beforgiven.info/HostedLiterature.htm