A concise view of the doctrine of baptismal regeneration, founded on bishop Bethell's work [Apology for the ministers of the Church of England]. |
Common terms and phrases
abideth actual adoption adults ALDERSGATE STREET ancient Christians Apostle Baptism doth baptized infant baptized person believeth bestowed born of water Calvin CHAPTER Church of England Church of Rome circumcision death unto divines doctrine of Regeneration earnest Eccl effects eternal ex opere operato expressions faith and repentance Fathers forgiveness of sins gift GOD's godly grace of Baptism habits hath been born heirs of salvation HOLY GHOST HOLY SPIRIT Homily Hooker implies Infant Baptism inheritors JESUS John JOSEPH MASTERS kingdom of heaven language Mant's Bampton Lectures means moral natural religion necessity neration opinions original sin outward plain principles privileges promise qualifications receive remission Reformation rege regene Regeneration in Baptism renovation revelation Sacra Sacrament of Baptism sanctified SAVIOUR seal sense signify sometimes soul speaking spiritual grace Spiritual Regeneration strict suppose teaches tion tism truth ture unto righteousness virtue washing of Regeneration Waterland whereby word Regeneration
Popular passages
Page 24 - What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?
Page 26 - The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ...
Page 29 - And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power ; in whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ : buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.
Page 56 - God's house, the first apparent beginning of life, a seal perhaps to the grace of Election, before received, but to our sanctification here a step that hath not any before it.
Page 3 - A death unto sin, and a new birth unto righteousness : For being by nature born in sin, and the children of wrath, we are hereby made the children of grace.
Page 44 - NOT every deadly sin willingly committed after Baptism is sin against the Holy Ghost, and unpardonable. Wherefore the grant of repentance is not to be denied to such as fall into sin after Baptism.
Page 48 - I hold it for a most infallible rule in expositions of sacred Scripture, that where a literal construction will stand, the farthest from the letter is commonly the worst. There is nothing more dangerous than this licentious and deluding art, which changeth the meaning of words, as alchemy doth, or would do, the substance of metals, maketh of any thing what it listeth, and bringeth in the end all truth to nothing.
Page 42 - Almighty and everliving God, who hast vouchsafed to regenerate these Thy servants by water and the Holy Ghost, and hast given unto them forgiveness of all their sins...
Page 40 - Sacraments ordained of Christ be not only badges or tokens of Christian men's profession, but rather they be certain sure witnesses, and effectual signs of grace, and God's good will towards us, by the which he doth work invisibly in us, and doth not only quicken, but also strengthen and confirm our Faith in him.
Page 43 - ... we must trust only in God's mercy, and that sacrifice which our High Priest and Saviour Christ Jesus, the Son of God, once offered for us upon the cross, to obtain thereby God's grace and remission, as well of our original sin in baptism, as of all actual sin committed by us after our baptism, if we truly repent and turn unfeignedly to him again.