...ministers should be deposed, it being no more than what others before have done. ARTICLE XXVII. Of Baptism. BAPTISM IS NOT ONLY A SIGN OF PROFESSION, AND MARK OF DIFFERENCE, WHEREBY CHRISTIAN MEN ABB DISCERNED FROM OTHERS THAT BE NOT CHRISTENED ; BUT IT IS ALSO A SIGN OF REGENERATION OR NEW BIRTH,...

...and teaches the doctrine of baptismal regenelation. ' Baptism,' (as our church article declares,) ' is not only a sign of profession, and mark of difference,...but it is also a sign of regeneration or new birth.' The sign, moreover, our church holds, as we see in the office of baptism, never goes without the thing...

...the higher and spiritual sense. The distinction is happily expressed in our twenty seventh article; ' Baptism is NOT ONLY a sign of profession, and mark...RIGHTLY are grafted into the Church : the promises oi forgiveness of sin, and of our adoption to be the sons of God by the Holy Ghost, are VISIBLY signed...

...only nn external privilege of admission into the church ; for the article declares — " Baptism -is a sign of profession, and mark of difference, whereby...are discerned from others that be not christened." The article then states the true notion of baptism, as " also a sign of regeneration, or new birth,...

...only an external privilege of admission into the church ; for the article declares — " Baptism is a sign of profession, and mark of difference, whereby...are discerned from others that be not christened." The article then states the true notion of baptism, as " also a sign of regeneration, or new birth,...

...Lord's vineyard." The Twenty-seventh Article, " Of Baptism," entirely thwarted his opinions : — " Baptism is not only a sign of profession, and mark...discerned from others that be not christened ; but is a sign of regeneration, or new birth, whereby, as an instrument, they that receive baptism rightly...

...discerned from others that be not christened; but is a sign of regeneration, or new birth, whereby, as an instrument, they that receive baptism rightly are grafted into the church ; the promises of the forgiveness of sins, of our adoption to be the sons of God by the Holy Ghost, are visibly signed...

...entirely thwarted his opinions :—"Baptism is not only a sign of profession, and mark of diffeience, whereby Christian men are discerned from others that be not christened; but it is a sign of regeneration, or new birth, whereby, as by an instrument, they that receive baptism rightly...

...others that be not christened; but is a sign of regeneration, or new birth, whereby, as an instiument, they that receive baptism rightly are grafted into the church ; the promises of the forgiveness of sins, of our adoption to be the sons of God by the Holy Ghoat, are visibly signed...

...sign." In the twenty-seventh of our articles they mention, that " baptism is not the new birth, but a SIGN of regeneration or new birth, whereby, as by an instrument, they who receive baptism rightly, are grafted into the Church." And if our Church returns thanks for the...