...natural birth, saith, " How can a man be born, w hen he is old ?" Jesus explains himself. " 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 of the Spirit,...

...contentions of an adversary. This only I shall observe, That the words of our blessed Lord, " Unless a man be born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of heaven," cannot be expounded to the exclusion of children, but the same expositions will...

...more weight, when taken in connection with that declaration of our Saviour, John, iii. 5, " except a man be born of water and the spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God." But how can a man be born of the spirit, by the administration of baptism, who, in...

...pel-formed ;n baptism, when thbu hearest our Lord himself say ; "Verily, verily I say unto you, except one be born of -water and the spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God." Here you must observe a most striking resemblance between the style of Basil and Chrysostom...

...were more abundantly poured forth, when the Gospel was published : from which we learn, that except a man be born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of heaven H .- that by the spirit of adoption **, changing our nature and condition, we are...

...being " born again," natural birth, then Jesus explains himself more distinctly, by saying^ " except a man be born of water, and the Spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God." Upon the very face then of the text it may not unfairly be presumed, that our Saviour...

...probably be traced his images in the discourse with Nicodemus — " Except a u' man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God:" and — " Except a man be born of water, and of the spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of heaven." Indeed, when he reproved the Jewish...

...necessary to salvation. This opinion they grounded upon the words of Christ to Nicodemus — " Except a man be born of water and the spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God." In those days cases must frequently have occurred in which persons, suffering under...

...not care to think of at all, till, one day, reading in the third chapter of Sfe John's Gospel, Except a man be born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God: the words struck me to the heart : I began to read over again, with all attention,...

...upon earth. PROOFS SUBJOINED.—"John, iii. 6. Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, 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 of the Spirit, is...