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... or confirm the faith of Christians , let us not insult their understanding ; but shew that its doctrines and institutions are not unreasonable , however inadequate the principles of reason were to discover them a priori . § 23.
... or confirm the faith of Christians , let us not insult their understanding ; but shew that its doctrines and institutions are not unreasonable , however inadequate the principles of reason were to discover them a priori . § 23.
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But our Lord shews them their mistake , by stating , that saving discipleship includes a heavenly and spiritual , as well as a watery birth . Hence , to be baptized is to be “ born of water ; " which introduces the subject of it into a ...
But our Lord shews them their mistake , by stating , that saving discipleship includes a heavenly and spiritual , as well as a watery birth . Hence , to be baptized is to be “ born of water ; " which introduces the subject of it into a ...
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Can any thing , therefore , be plainer than these words to shew , first , that to be “ born of water ” is to be baptized , by which we enter on a new state of relative existence , or enjoyment of external privileges , and consequently ...
Can any thing , therefore , be plainer than these words to shew , first , that to be “ born of water ” is to be baptized , by which we enter on a new state of relative existence , or enjoyment of external privileges , and consequently ...
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And , if I may express my own conviction , every attempt to shew that being “ born of the Spirit , ” “ born from above , ” “ born of God , " and the like , denote either baptism itself , or some immediate effect of baptism , has a ...
And , if I may express my own conviction , every attempt to shew that being “ born of the Spirit , ” “ born from above , ” “ born of God , " and the like , denote either baptism itself , or some immediate effect of baptism , has a ...
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That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace , in his kindness towards us , through Christ Jesus . For by grace are ye sąved , through faith ; and that not of yourselves : it is the gift of God .
That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace , in his kindness towards us , through Christ Jesus . For by grace are ye sąved , through faith ; and that not of yourselves : it is the gift of God .
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| Title | A Defence of Modern Calvinism: Containing an Examination of the Bishop of Lincoln's Work, Entitled a Refutation of Calvinism |
| Author | Edward Williams |
| Publisher | J. Black, 1812 |
| Original from | The British Library |
| Digitized | 28 Apr 2015 |
| Length | 544 pages |
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