| Stephen - 1839 - 300 pages
...mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost. BAPTISMAL SERVICE. We yield thee, hearty thanks, most merciful Father,...the/e 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. CHURCH... | |
| Frances S. Parker - 1839 - 100 pages
...child of God, and an inheritor of the kingdom of heaven." — Church CatPthism. " We yield Thee most hearty thanks most merciful Father " that it hath...Thee to regenerate this infant with Thy "Holy Spirit, and to receive him for Thy own child by adoption, and to incorporate him into Thy holy church." —... | |
| John Stearne (bp. of Clogher.) - 1840 - 252 pages
...the Holy Ghost. Amen. IT Then, all kneeling down, the Minister shall give thanks unto God, and 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 we... | |
| George Eduard Biber - Church - 1840 - 540 pages
...into the body of Christ's church," the expression of their thanks being conceived in these words : " 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." " Is... | |
| John Davison - Christianity - 1840 - 694 pages
...Almighty God for these benefits." Again, " We " yield Thee hearty 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," &c. The words of the first passage are certainly... | |
| 1876 - 516 pages
...church work at all. What does the church teach instead of conversion ? Let the prayer-book answer. " We yield Thee hearty thanks most merciful Father,...Thee to regenerate this infant with Thy Holy Spirit." It would not be consistent in the prayer-book, after giving thanks for regeneration during infancy,... | |
| Orthodox preaching - 1841 - 40 pages
...then have gone on to require of the congregation to express their gratitude in such words as these: ' We yield thee hearty thanks, most merciful Father,...thee to regenerate this infant with thy Holy Spirit.' We really think that no fair, no straightforward dealing can get rid of the conclusion, that the Church... | |
| James Collett Ebden - 1841 - 170 pages
...throughout the baptismal service, from which it is enough to produce the following thanksgiving. " 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." Our church... | |
| Thomas Pownall Boultbee - 1877 - 400 pages
...grafted into the body of Christ's Church, let us give thanks unto Almighty God for these benefits.' ' 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 opinions... | |
| Church of England, Edward VI (King of England) - 1877 - 604 pages
...202. Then shall be said. IT OUR Father which art in heaven. &c. § 203. Then shall the Priest b say. WE yield thee hearty thanks, most merciful Father,...thee to regenerate this infant with thy Holy Spirit, to receive him for thy* own child by adoption, and to incorporate him into thy holy congregation 1.... | |
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