...justest views of their condition, as members of society, and of their heavenly and eternal affinities as members of Christ, children of God, and inheritors of the kingdom of heaven. And, with respect to the doctrinal and practical errors now under consideration, these same principles...

...Church of England sets before us this hope, from the first instruction in our catechism, that " we are members of Christ, children of God, and inheritors of the kingdom of heaven ; " to the last prayer pronounced over our departed bodies,' " that it may please thee shortly to accomplish...

...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...

...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...

...any 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...

...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...

...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...

...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...

...catechism of our church, 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...