...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...

...unto true faith. Now such their charter-right to the great blessings of being made, in this way, by baptism, members of Christ, children of God, and inheritors of the kingdom of heaven, they are here put in mind of; and that with this design, that being sensible of the greatness of these...

...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...

...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...

...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...

...made outwardly at your baptism, and what it was then charitably hoped that you would prove to be — " members of Christ, children of God, and inheritors of the kingdom of heaven." But we know, from the infallible Word of God, that it will be vain to look for such fruits as these, unless...

...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...

...obligations which it imposes on them ; and if from the time of its administration they were taught to live as members of Christ, children of God, and inheritors of the kingdom of heaven ; and if they were also instructed with diligent care in every thing respecting the sacrament of the...