| Thomas Best - 1831 - 328 pages
...of leaving us an example that we should follow his steps. And, therefore, it is said by our Church, that " Baptism doth represent unto us our profession...our Saviour Christ, and to be made like unto him." A promise therefore to keep God's holy will, and to walk in the way of his com mandments, is, in other... | |
| Benjamin Scott - 1831 - 460 pages
...followers of his example in our conduct in the world. For as our church expresses it, ' our profession is to follow ' the example of our Saviour Christ, and to be ' made like unto him.' 1 In this point of view then, the subject of our text is peculiarly worthy of careful consideration... | |
| Richard Parkinson - 1832 - 380 pages
...at baptism,—the period when we pledge ourselves faithfully to perform them. " Remembering always that baptism doth represent unto us our profession;...continually mortifying all our evil and corrupt affections, and daily proceeding in all virtue and godliness of living 1 ." Such is our task, our vocation; it... | |
| Edward Wilson (Rector of Topcroft.) - 1832 - 346 pages
...and scattered over the flood of sin, in which we sink, unredeemed, to destruction. We must "remember that baptism doth represent unto us our profession...made like unto him ; that as he died and rose again, so should we, who are baptized, die from sin, and live again unto righteousness ; continually mortifying... | |
| Charles Girdlestone - 1832 - 388 pages
...Saviour, and be made like unto Him ; and that as He died and rose again for us, so we who are his may die from sin, and rise again unto righteousness ;...continually mortifying all our evil and corrupt affections, and daily proceeding in all virtue and godliness of living ••&• SERMON II. THE CHRISTIAN FOUNDATIOK,... | |
| John Henry Hobart, William Berrian - 1862 - 540 pages
...and endeavour to fulfil those sacred vows which were made for us in baptism, by which we are pledged to follow the example of our Saviour Christ, and to be made like unto him. It was in the holy solitude of the wilderness that our Lord and Master prepared himself, by fasting... | |
| John Henry Hobart, William Berrian - 1832 - 534 pages
...to be made like unto him ; that as he died and rose again, so should we, who are baptized, die unto sin and rise again unto righteousness, continually mortifying all our evil and corrupt affections, and daily proceeding in all virtue and godliness of living." It is worthy of remark how admirably,... | |
| Charles Benjamin Tayler - 1832 - 264 pages
...they have made. Baptism does indeed represent unto us our profession, which is to die from sin and to rise again unto righteousness; continually mortifying all our evil and corrupt affections, and daily proceeding in all virtue and godliness of living. Thus also the cross is made upon the forehead... | |
| 1833 - 578 pages
...more particularly, is very well expressed by the church when it saith, — ; ' That baptism represents unto us our profession, which is to follow the example of our Saviour Christ, and be made like unto him, that as he died and rose again for us, so should we who are baptized, die from... | |
| Francis Bragge - 1833 - 634 pages
...ourselves to be his servants for ever ; and that as he died and rose again for us, " so will we die unto " sin, and rise again unto righteousness, continually..." mortifying all our evil and corrupt affections, and " daily proceeding in all virtue and godliness of " living." For now we are assured, beyond all... | |
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