3. That they to whom God in His mercy has been pleased to reveal these truths, should be most careful to set them before their brethren in a Scripture form, and, as far as possible, in Scripture language; and it behoves them not hastily to cast such truths on ground unfitted to receive them, but to prepare the minds of others for their reception, by the constant inculcation of the principles on which they are founded; and, above all, by showing the practical results which the Apostles themselves make to depend upon them. It behoves them, too, to weigh well every word in which they strive to commend them to their brethren, lest it seem overstrained, or unreal, or at manifest variance with other clearly revealed truths, and so give occasion of stumbling to the weaker brethren, and of wilful misrepresentation to the adversaries. Above all, it behoves those who "know these things" to pray very earnestly and constantly that the Great Head of the Church may give to all His people faith to apprehend the things pertaining to His mystical Body, and boldness to confess them when apprehended. For with respect to these things, as well as to all others which belong to Christ, His saying holds good "He shall glorify Me, for He shall receive of Mine, and shall show it unto you” CONTENTS. The Gospel always appears in Scripture as the setting forth Provisions which the Church makes for insuring the setting forth of No setting forth of abstract doctrine would be Scriptural The Prayer-book far more Scriptural than such documents II. Provision made by the Church for insuring the setting No Church or body of Christians can be Scriptural which Answers a multitude of questions which are suggested, but not answered, by the Apostles' Creed. Its statements a necessary deduction from the Scriptures And so is a defence of the true paternity of the Father The great"Church" truth of God's word The visible Church alone recognised in God's word THE TEACHING OF SCRIPTURE UPON BAPTISM. What the term "Scriptural" means Rom. vi. 1-4; Coloss. ii. 11, 12 Note.-On the only sense in which we can be said to die to sin in Baptism Practical application of this by Scripture writers III. This state of salvation does not in all cases secure IV. Apostles assume that all Christians who sin, sin because they fall from grace, not because God has not EXAMINATION OF THE BAPTISMAL SERVICES. I. In accordance with Scripture our services connect Re- III. In accordance with Scripture they set forth Baptismal grace as a thing from which men are liable to fall. IV. In accordance with Scripture our services recognise 87 If there is any uncertainty respecting Infant Baptismal Re- We have no right to baptize Infants if conscious faith is PAGE Four very distinct Scripture warrants for baptizing Infants 94 Two principles lead us to the same conclusion— Infant Baptism has more distinct New Testament grounds What we cannot but gather from our Lord's acts towards those Recapitulation of Scripture arguments Especial fitness of Infants to receive Baptismal Regeneration Sponsors, and the service for private Baptism St. John's statements respecting the complete sinlessness of Predestinarian difficulties bearing on Baptism not inherent in |