...your soul so well, that 1 cannot bear the thoughts of the loss of it. Know this, that there is such a thing as the new birth ; and except a man be born again, he cannot enter into the kingdom of heaven : God's favour is not to be recovered without it. This new...

...I enter upon it with trembling aud caution. 1. Why is regeneration necessary ? Christ says, except a man be born again, he cannot enter into the kingdom of hea\en. That change is amazingly interesting and important, which is necessary to eternal life. And...

...hear it, you may justly wonder at it, and despise such nonsense. Now if this be true, that " Except a man be born again, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God," then it will follow, that just as many persons in this assembly as have been born again, just...

...in the blessings of the new covenant. Faith and repentance a're necessary to salvation ; and except a man be born again, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. But Jesus Christ is exalted to give repentance unto Israel, and remission of sin: and him that...

...at the bottom, and consumes the bone. Give me leave to ask, Theron, When our Lord declares, " unless a man be born again, he cannot enter into the kingdom of heaven," John iii. 3. ; when he speaks of " eating his flesh, and drinking his blood," John vi. 54. ; when you...

...all the substantial parts of the Gospel ; as, " Except ye repent, ye shall all perish y." " Except a man be born again, he cannot enter into the kingdom of heaven"." " He that believeth in him, shall not perish, but have everlasting life'." " He that belie veth and...

...ye be converted and become as little children, ye cannot enter into the kingdom of heaven." " Except a man be born again, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God." " Without holiness none shall see God." The devil's word, You may be saved without being born...

...v. 13. but for the demerit of it in the justice of God, our Saviour expressly affirmeth, that unless a man be born again, ' he cannot enter into the kingdom of heaven ;' John iii. and let them that can, distinguish between a not going to heaven, and a going to hell...

...lx.21. 1 Pet. ii. 9. our Lord Jesus Christ hath laid it down as an everlasting rule, that unless ' a man be born again, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God ;' John hi. 3. requiring regeneration as an indispensable condition in a member of his church,...

...unclean thing shall enter;" g that there is need of a second birth to give us that right;—" Except a man be born again, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God;" h and that this new birth is by Water, and the Holy Ghost. " Except a man be born again of Water...