| Philip Schaff - 1877 - 948 pages
...OF THE SON, AND OF THE HOLY GHOST. Ques. What is the inward and spiritual grace? Ans. A death unto sin, and a new birth unto righteousness: for, being...of wrath, we are hereby made the children of grace. Ques. What is required of persons to be baptized ? Ana. Repentance, whereby they forsake sin; and Faith,... | |
| Roger Laurence - 1723 - 620 pages
...the Holy Ghoft, and Eternal Life after Death : Or, as fhe Church of England words it, *' Being by f ' Nature born in Sin, and the Children of Wrath, " we are hereby made the Children of Grace9 " Members "'of Chrijt, Children of God, andln" heritors (or Heirs) of the l&ngdom of Hea~ «... | |
| Samuel Clarke, John Clarke - 1729 - 340 pages
...Flejh, but the Anfvoer of a good Confcience towards God. The Reafon of the inftitution, follows: " For, being *' by Nature born in Sin, and the children " of Wrath, we are hereby made the chil" dren of Grace. " The phrafe, being J " by Nature children of Wrath, " is by St Paul ufed only... | |
| Matthew Hole - 1731 - 442 pages
...are farther illustrated- and confirmed in the next words of the Cateehifm : For being by Nature lorn in Sin, and the Children of Wrath, we are hereby made the Children of Grace. Where we- have, I. The Mifery of that irate in- which we- are born : And, a. The Happinefs of that... | |
| Richard Bundy - 1740 - 478 pages
...God in appointing this Sacrament to convey it to us, is fhewn us in thefe Words of the Catechifm ; For being by Nature born in Sin, and the Children...of Wrath, we are hereby made the Children of Grace. — Nothing can be acceptable to the mort pure God, which is not clean in his Sight. — And as then... | |
| 1765 - 410 pages
...conceived and barn in Bin, we fhould not need fuch Means and Inftruments of Grace as Sacraments are ; but " being by Nature born *' in Sin, and the Children of...Wrath, we *' are hereby made the Children of Grace, " and Inheritors of the Kingdom of Heaven." They that are whole, faith Chrift, have no need of a Phyjician,... | |
| Thomas Secker (abp. of Canterbury.) - 1777 - 360 pages
...Catechifm to be, a Death unto Sin, and a new Birth unto Righteoufnefs : for that being by Nature horn in Sin, and the Children of Wrath, we are hereby made the Children of Grace. The former Part of thefe Words refers to the old Cuftom of baptizing by dipping, juft now mentioned... | |
| Thomas Secker (abp. of Canterbury.) - 1790 - 336 pages
...Grace, is faid in the Catechifm to be, a Death unto Sin> and a new Birth unto Rigkttoufuefs.: far that being by Nature born in Sin, and the Children of Wrath, we are hereby made the Children of Grace. The former Part of thefe Words refers to the old Cuftom, of baptizing by * Aftsxix. 2, 3. : ...; .... | |
| Luke Booker - 1794 - 340 pages
...SPIRITUAL GRACE of Baptifm is, or ought to be, "a death unto Sin, and a new-birth unto Righteoufnefs: for, being by Nature born in Sin, and the children of Wrath, you were, by Baptifm, made the children of Grace." Wherefore, being baptized, you are required *' to... | |
| Ambrose Serle - 1806 - 502 pages
...and alter the Jewish dispencation. The first of these sacraments (baptism) intimates a " death unto sin and a new birth unto righteousness; for being by nature born in sin, and the children of tvratb, we are hereby [ie by his death and our new birth] made the children of grace." We are in the... | |
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