...Regeneration as the gift of God in Baptism :, for this is the language of the Church in the office : "We yield Thee hearty thanks, most merciful Father,...Thee to regenerate this infant with thy Holy Spirit." Regeneration therefore is the work of the Holy Spirit in Baptism : and neither the Scripture nor the...

...after all these petitions, we return thanks to God for those benefits now received, in these words : " We yield thee hearty thanks, most merciful Father,...it hath pleased thee to regenerate this infant with the Holy Snirit, and to receive him for thine own child by adoption." It is often asserted that our...

...expressions of praise are uttered from the liturgy : " Then shall the priest say," " We yield thee humble thanks, most merciful Father, that it hath pleased...thee to regenerate this infant with thy Holy Spirit, to receive him for thine own child by adoption, and to incorporate him into thy holy church." Can an...

...all other things which a CL ristian ought to know and believe to his soul's health ; and that this Child may be virtuously brought up to lead a godly and a Christian life : remembering always that Baptism doth represent unto us our profession ; which is, to follow the example...

...Regeneration as the gift of God in Baptism : for this is the language of the Church in the office : " We yield Thee hearty thanks, most merciful Father,...Thee to regenerate this infant with thy Holy Spirit." Regeneration therefore is the work of the Holy Spirit in Baptism : and neither the Scripture nor the...

...and all other things which a Christian ought to know and believe to his soul's health; and that this Child may be virtuously brought up to lead a godly and a Christian life : remembering always, that Baptism doth represent unto us our profession ; which is, to follow the...

...think the established form gives too much encouragement for this conjecture ; only attend unto it. " We yield thee hearty thanks, most merciful Father,...thee to regenerate this infant with thy Holy Spirit, to receive him for thine own child by adoption, and to incorporate him into thy holy church." The same...

...into the body of Christ's Church," &c. And the thanksgiving, which immediately follows, begins thus, " We yield thee hearty thanks, most merciful Father,...thee to regenerate this infant with thy Holy Spirit." Unless therefore the expression " it hath pleased God to regenerate " is synonymous with the expression...

...against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen. Then shall the Priest say, WE yield thee hearty thanks, most merciful Father,...thee to regenerate this infant with thy Holy Spirit ; to receive him for thine own child by adoption, and to incorporate him into thy holy church. And...

...departing from it ?' The The LORD'S PHAYER very properly follows here, after which comes a thanksgiving : ' We yield thee hearty thanks most merciful * Father, that it hath pleased thee to regenerate 1 this infant,' &c. What must be the emotions of the parental heart whilst the minister thus enumerates...