An Inquiry Into the Effect of Baptism, According to the Sense of Holy Scripture, and of the Church of England; In Answer to the REV. Dr. Mant's Two T - Softcover

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1817. Excerpt: ... and qualified sense. This was done, in particular, by the able and excellent Bishop Hopkins, whom Dr. M. quotes for the assertion, 'that ' baptismal regeneration must be acknowledged ' by all, that will not wilfully shut their eyes ' against the clear evidence of Scripture; at the same time, however, that he makes the quotation, intimating, that the bishop has ' qualified the ' proposition' by ' a limitation.' This limitation, it may be collected from the next page but one, is no less important than the fallowing, that he ' considers this baptismal regeneration, as merely admitting us members of the visible church, ' and not as entitling us to eternal life; and con' tends for another regeneration, independent of ' the washing by water, and identified by him with ' conversion, renovation, and the like.'f Had Dr. M. used the term baptismal regeneration in such a sense as this, there might have been no dispute with him He, however, admits of no such qualified interpretation. His language upou the subject is as follows: P. 40. The quotation is not very fairly made. The Bishop's words are,' such a baptismal regeneration as this must needs be ' acknowledged by all,' &c. Works, 8vo. Vol. ii. p. 423. He is speaking of an ' external, ecclesiastical,' and merely ' relative' saoctification; in short, of 'admission into the visible church " Dr. M. however, as I have said, intimates' a limitation,' tP. 42.--' That supernatural grace, which was there' by to be conferred'--namely, by the sacrament of baptism,--'through the instrumentality of water, ' and by the agency of the Holy Ghost.' p. 8. 'Baptism is a new birth, by which we enter into the new world, the new creation, the bless' ings and spiritualities of the kingdom.'--' From ' this time forward we have a new p...

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