| Paras | |
| 1 | I. Assurance is possible |
| A. The danger of this possibility | |
| B. The fact of this possibility | |
| 2 | II. Assurance is infallible |
| A. The fact of its infallibility | |
| 1. Stated negatively | |
| 2. Stated positively | |
| B The roots of its infallibility | |
| 1. The promises of the gospel | |
| 2. The marks of grace | |
| 3. The testimony of the Spirit | |
| C. The fruits of its infallibility | |
| 3 | III. Assurance is attainable |
| A. The difficulty of attaining assurance | |
| B. The provision for attaining assurance | |
| C. The duty of attaining assurance | |
| 4 | IV. Assurance is variable |
| A. The fact of this variation | |
| B. The reasons for this variation | |
| C. The limits of this variation | |
From: Samuel E. Waldron, A Modern Exposition of the 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith, (Evangelical Press, 1989), p225-226. Used by permission.