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Tory Burch Outlet We call the Scriptures canonical, not because the authority of the Church hasstated tnem to oe so, out Because inev suddiv a canon or rule to the Church by which ecclesiastical doctrines must be tested, as well as the spiritual condition of everv eeuever. as io tee anuauitv maae a wound tor tradition, what is so old as the Bible itself? The sacred writings are the oldest records of religion: and m making them our guide we follow antiquity, authenticity, and inspiration. What can we need more V Nay. as we can dimmish nothing from the doctrines of the word of God. without taking a link from the luminous and perfect chain of truth, so we can add nothing thereto without impairing its proportions, and mingling with the lustre and beauty of its celestial shining, the dimness and clumsiness of the dogmas of man.in ear aton Tory Burch Flats to tne error iusi aciverteci to. ana invariant? joining hands with it in its misty path, is the notion of the efficacy of the Sacraments. When we see the extremes into which men are carried in their speculations on cms sumeci. it is an unsneaicanie Dnviiege m nave a Church amongst us. like ours, maintaining the true mean. Far be it from us to look upon these sacred ordinances as omv nuae rites, or mere pictures oi irrace. when we ought to know that they are nothing less than signs to exhibit, seals Tory Burch Reva Flats to confirm, and channels to convev to tne souis or tne iaitmui me cnoicesi oiessmrs or' the Covenant.Believing, as we do. that the children of Chnstian parents are not " unclean but holy"1 we conceive that they are as much called to baptism as infants of Jewish parents were to circumcision. Hereby they are mtroaucea mio ft foeoerai cnaeire oi condition. ana are so accounted the children of God, and inheritors of the kingdom of heaven. Thus they are " by baptism regenerate ;'1 but spiritual regeneration, or conversion, the entire change of heart whereby they are rendered meet for Tory Burch Sale the enjoyment of gospel privileges here, and a gospel destiny hereafter, is the subsequent work of the Holy Ghost, and must take place in the soul of every true believer. It is no less than idolatry to suppose that there is any intrinsic virtue in the act of baptism, to causegreat work therein. To attnbute such an efficacy to this ordinance, is to follow sense rather than faith, and to enclose the grace of God in a visible element. Yet, far be wbaptism.
Tory Burch Outlet We call the Scriptures canonical, not because the authority of the Church hasstated tnem to oe so, out Because inev suddiv a canon or rule to the Church by which ecclesiastical doctrines must be tested, as well as the spiritual condition of everv eeuever. as io tee anuauitv maae a wound tor tradition, what is so old as the Bible itself? The sacred writings are the oldest records of religion: and m making them our guide we follow antiquity, authenticity, and inspiration. What can we need more V Nay. as we can dimmish nothing from the doctrines of the word of God. without taking a link from the luminous and perfect chain of truth, so we can add nothing thereto without impairing its proportions, and mingling with the lustre and beauty of its celestial shining, the dimness and clumsiness of the dogmas of man.in ear aton Tory Burch Flats to tne error iusi aciverteci to. ana invariant? joining hands with it in its misty path, is the notion of the efficacy of the Sacraments. When we see the extremes into which men are carried in their speculations on cms sumeci. it is an unsneaicanie Dnviiege m nave a Church amongst us. like ours, maintaining the true mean. Far be it from us to look upon these sacred ordinances as omv nuae rites, or mere pictures oi irrace. when we ought to know that they are nothing less than signs to exhibit, seals Tory Burch Reva Flats to confirm, and channels to convev to tne souis or tne iaitmui me cnoicesi oiessmrs or' the Covenant.Believing, as we do. that the children of Chnstian parents are not " unclean but holy"1 we conceive that they are as much called to baptism as infants of Jewish parents were to circumcision. Hereby they are mtroaucea mio ft foeoerai cnaeire oi condition. ana are so accounted the children of God, and inheritors of the kingdom of heaven. Thus they are " by baptism regenerate ;'1 but spiritual regeneration, or conversion, the entire change of heart whereby they are rendered meet for Tory Burch Sale the enjoyment of gospel privileges here, and a gospel destiny hereafter, is the subsequent work of the Holy Ghost, and must take place in the soul of every true believer. It is no less than idolatry to suppose that there is any intrinsic virtue in the act of baptism, to causegreat work therein. To attnbute such an efficacy to this ordinance, is to follow sense rather than faith, and to enclose the grace of God in a visible element. Yet, far be wbaptism.
