...regeneration, this also must refer to the water of baptism. The Church of England follows this doctrine uf the Scripture, and understands regeneration as the...baptism ; and neither the Scripture nor the Church fiyes us any encouragement to believe, that Christians are ever baptized y the hearing of a sermon....

...is called the washing of regeneration, this also must refer to the water of baptism. The Church of England follows this doctrine of the Scripture, and...Holy Spirit." Regeneration, therefore, is the work ot the Holy Spirit in baptism ; and neither the Scripture nor tho Church gives us any encouragement...

...and grafted into the body of Christ's Church ?" What hinders the faithful band thus concluding their office, " We yield thee hearty thanks, most merciful...thee to regenerate this infant with thy holy Spirit, to receive him, for thine own child by adoption, and to incorporate him into thy holy Church. And humbly...

...grafted into the body of Christ's church, let us give thanks unto Almighty God for these benefits." "We yield thee hearty thanks, most merciful Father,...thee to regenerate this infant with thy Holy Spirit, to receive him for thine own child by adoption, and to incorporate him into thy holy church." We maintain...

...The minister is accordingly directed, after baptising the infant, to give thanks unto God, and say, " We yield thee hearty thanks, most merciful Father,...thee to regenerate this infant with thy Holy Spirit, to receive him for thine own child by adoption, and to incorporate him into thy Church. And we humbly...

...Gospel to grant all these blessings." And in the thanksgiving after baptism we use this language, — " We yield thee hearty thanks, most merciful Father,...thee to regenerate this infant with thy Holy Spirit, to receive him for thine own child by adoption, and to incorporate him into thy holy church." From...

...they substituted another prayer, clearly declarative of the same doctrine, which thus commences ; ' We yield thee hearty thanks, most • merciful Father,...to regenerate this infant ' with thy Holy Spirit, to receive him for thine own child by adop' tion, fyc.' Superstition was not then, nor is it now, annihilated...

...us. And lead us not into temptation ; But deliver us from evil. Amen. • Then ihall the Pritil lay, WE yield thee hearty thanks, most merciful Father,...thee to regenerate this Infant with thy holy Spirit, to receive him for thine own Child by adoption, and to incorporate him into thy holy Church. And humbly...

...few minutes, he adds, " Seeing now that this child is regenerated, &c." — and, "We yield thee most hearty thanks, most merciful Father, that it hath...thee to regenerate this infant with thy Holy Spirit, to receive him for thy own child by adoption, &c." These are significant words ; and solemn indeed...

...mercy, and make him partaker of his everlasting kingdom. And after baptism, we are commanded to say : " We yield thee hearty thanks, most merciful Father,...thee TO REGENERATE this infant with THY HOLY SPIRIT !" though this doctrine does not involve the absurdity of teaching that all who are baptised must,...