III. "^ Luke xviii. 15. And they

brought unto him also infants, that he would touch them : but when his disciy^les saw it, they rebuked them. Ver. 16. But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not : for of such is the kingdom of God. And Acts ii. 38, 'I'hen Peter said unto them. Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. Ver. .^59. For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call. And John iii. .S. Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be bcrn again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. Ver. 5. Jesus answered. Verily, verily, I say unto thee. Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, lie cannot enter intorhekingdtjm of God. And 1 John v. ] '2 He that hath the-tion hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life. And Rom. viii. 9. But ye are not in the flenh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now, if any man have net the Spirit of Chrift, he )S none of his. [^Coin/iarcd toget/ur.'] "" Jchn iii. 8, Ihe wind blowett where
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elect j>ersons, wlio ure incapable of Ix'ing outwardly called by the miuii^lry of the word ".
\\ . Otliers not elected, although tliey may be called by the ministry of (he word '', and may have some com- mon openitionif of the Spirit *, yet tluy never truly come unto Christ, and therefore cannot he saved ' * much lesM Can men not professing the Christian religion be saved in any other way whatsoever, be they never so diligent ta frame their lives according to the light of nature, and the law oJ:' that religion they do profesa ' ; and to assert
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" 1 Jrhn V. 12. He that hath the (Ion hath life ; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life. Act* iv. 12. Neither is there salvation in «ny other : for there is none other name utider heaven given among meu ^h'Tthy we must be saved.