...or which is the, same, did they live up to their dignity, and every where consider themselves as " members of Christ, children of God, and inheritors of the kingdom of heaven," what manner of persons, yea what angels would they be, in all holy conversation! Sometimes their light...

...according to our Lord's command, we are admitted into the Church, and made, as our Catechism expresses it, members of Christ, children of God, and inheritors of the kingdom of heaven. Such, accordingly, is the unanimous opinion of ancient interpreters, in conformity with which our Church...

...incapable of faith, while, nevertheless, children are taught to say, that in their baptism they were made members of Christ, children of God, and inheritors of the kingdom of heaven ? We allow the baptizing of infants, because we judge we have God's warrant and command for it ; and inasmuch...

...opening for cavils and disputes upon the subject. In the Catechism it is affirmed that we " are made members of Christ, children of God, and inheritors of the kingdom of heaven in Baptism :" that a Sacrament is " an outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace given...

...blessing of being admitted into the Christian covenant at their birth ; of being made, conditionally, ' members of Christ, children of God, and inheritors of the kingdom of heaven?' Secondly, by EXAMPLE. — We all know that example has more weight than precept ; and few will do as...

...They are, in an important sense, as brought into covenant with God openly in the sigh: of his church, members of Christ, children of God, and inheritors of the kingdom of heaven ; and in the assurance of these blessings sealed to them in baptism, are pledged to repentance and...

...the privileges sealed to believers in baptism ; namely, they are therein made, in a covenantway, " members of Christ, children of God, and inheritors of the kingdom of heaven." These privileges are sealed to believers in baptism : and, if only to believers, how then are they...

...fear is in many instances fostered by their having been taught that in baptism they were made member* of Christ, children of God, and inheritors of the kingdom of heaven. Whilst we rejoice that a large proportion of the poor have been taught to read, and are thus enabled...

...made outwardly at your baptism, and what it was then charitably hoped that you would prove to be — " members of Christ, children of God, and inheritors of the kingdom of heaven." But we know, from the infallible Word of God, that it will be vain to look for such fruits as these,...

...in which we are taught that children " born in sin and children of wrath," are, in baptism, " made members of Christ, children of God, and inheritors of the kingdom of heaven"? C. It certainly does free the doctrine of the Church of England from the charge of popery, brought...