198 THE CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE OF 'CHE TamilY. the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost." John iii. 3. " Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God ;" verse 5. " Except a be born of wa- ter and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God :" that is, except he be inwardly regenerated, sanctified and cleansed from sin by the influence of the Holy Spirit, as we are outwardly baptized and cleansed with' water, he cannot be saved Rom. viii. 9. " If any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his." Verse 13. " If ye through' the Spirit dò mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live." Rom. x: 9. " If thou' shalt confess with thy mouth, the Lord Jesus, ànd shalt believe withthy heart that God raised him front the dead, thou shalt be saved."' Verse 13. " He that calleth on the name of 'the Lo'rd'shall be saved." Acts x. 43. "To 'him give all the prophets witness, that throughhis name whosoever'believeth in him, shall receive re- mission Of sins. °' John is 12. " But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the children-of God, even to them that be- lieve On his name." John vi. 37. " Him that cometh to me I will in no wise east out >. Mat. xi. 28. " Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laded, and I will give you rest." Heb. vii. 25. "He is able to save to the uttermost, all that come to God by him." Rom. iii. 25. " Himhath God set forth for a propitiation, through faith in his blood." 2 Tim. i. 12. "I'knowwhom I havebelieved, that is Christ, and I am persuaded' lié is able to keep what I have committed to him against that day." Hell. v. 9. " Hebecame the author of eternal salvation to all that obey him." John vi. 40. 0° This is the will of him that bath sent nie, that &very one who "seeth'th&S'oli, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life : And I will raise him -tip At the last Now faithor believing in our Lord Jesus, is most frequent- ly mentioned hère And `this, so fat at we'can find it explained in scripture, atid'made necessary tosalvation, 'signifies Chiefly, a believing him to be the Messiah, the Christ, who was foretold by all the ancient"prophets as the Saviour of mankind, and it in- cludes in it, or necessarily draws after it, such addresses of the soul, and sacred regards to him, 'as are suited to hischaracter as the Lord and Saviour of mankind, and the only apd all-suffi- cientMediater between. God and man.
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