...grand Enemy of our salvation, and consequently unprepared for the dreadful conflict against him. Except a man be born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of heaven. Thus saith the Gospel ; but what saith Natural Religion ? It saith no mysteries...

...a man be born again, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God," thus explains his doctrine, " Except a man be born of water and the spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God :" (Vers. 3, 5.) Baptism and the Holy Ghost then are requisite to constitute a Christian,...

...second time into his mother's womb, and bo born? Jesus answered, verily, verily, I say untothee, except a man be born of WATER, and the SPIRIT, he cannot ENTER INTO THE KINGDOM OF GOD, That which is born of the flesh, is flesh; and that which is born oj the Spirit,...

...condescension to my inaptitude to leant the great truth, makes his meaning less enigmatical, " Except a man be born of water and the spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of heaven." Approaching nearer to my idea by the similitude employed, I gather somewhat...

...him above himself. This holy change is wrought by divine power. Our Saviour tells Nicodemus, " except a man be born of water and the spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God." The analogy of a new birth signifies, that it is entirely the work of the sanctifying...

...be absolutely necessary to salvation. Where then did he make this assertion ? Where he, said, except a man be born of water and the spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of heaven. Either therefore our Saviour, when he declared both water and the spirit to...

...glorious kingdom hereafter: they will not cordially assent to Christ's words* when he says, " Except a man be born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of heaven." Hence it is, that we see so many poor deluded persons " spending their strength...

...John, and which they suppose to represent a present regeneration as requisite to baptism: " Except a man be born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into (?) Ezek. M .. 20. xxiii. 37. (r) Eph. ii. 12. («) Matt. iii. 6. the kingdom of God." (f) See, they...

...in a wa£ that was clearer to the Jew's understanding : " Verily, verily, I say unto thee, " except a man be born of water and the " spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of " GOD." As if he had said, " I did not speak of a new birth in a natural^ but in a spiritual,...

...commences thus; " Beloved, " ye hear in this Gospel the earpress words of " our Saviour Christ, that except a man be born " of water and the Spirit he cannot enter into " the kingdom of God. Whereby ye may per" ceive the great necessity of this sacrament, " where it may...