...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...

...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...

...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...

...are 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...

...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...

...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...

...born in sin and the children of wrath, are hereby made children of grace" — or, in other words, " members of Christ, children of God, and inheritors of the kingdom of heaven." Having now examined at some length the theory which has been opposed with the greatest confidence to...

...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...

...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...

...of entrance into this salvation. In baptism, as we are taught in the first rudiments of our faith, we were made members of Christ, children of God, and inheritors of the kingdom of heaven. You see then, here, brethren, your calling — your election of God — for I address those who have...