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As the title page tells us, the Sum of Saving Knowledge is a partial summary of the Westminster standards.⁸ These standards contain certain biblical truths that today are unknown or rejected by most people, even by some churches and denominations. Similar to the Prerequisite Knowledge above, the editor presents some of these matters so that the reader may better understand and benefit from this Sum, whether or not he agrees with the views presented in this introduction. Appendix 5 expands on the information in this subchapter.

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