...religiously in good works, ' and at length by God's mercy, they attain to ever' lasting felicity." ' After we have received the Holy * Ghost, we may depart from grace given ; and by * the grace of God we may arise and amend our ' lives.'2 If any man fall into sin; (not to say,...

...and enlarged where some tilings were defective. For example, whereas Art. 1 6, the words are these, " After we have received the Holy Ghost, we may depart from Grace;" notwithstanding the meaning may be sound, yet he desired, that because they may seem to be contrary...

...he fall.' ' What I say unto you I say unto all, Watch ;' and false had been the Church's dictum, ' After we have received the Holy Ghost we may depart from grace given, and fall into sin.' (Art. Ifi.) That some of these persons, then, or that all of them, are the people of God, would no...

...amend our lives. And therefore they are to be condemned, who say they can no more sin as long as (hey live here; or deny the place of forgiveness to such as truly repent. . . XIII. Of the Church. The visible Church of Chrisi is 14 Articles of Religion. Ch.i. a congregation...

...Dr. Reynolds* proposed an alteration of the sixteenth article to this effect : " Whereas it is said, After we have received the Holy Ghost, we may depart from grace, those words may be explained with this or the like addition, yet neither totally nor finally; to which...

...of repentance is not to be denied to such as fall into sin after baptism. After we have récrive«! the Holy Ghost, we may depart from grace given, and fall into MU, and by the grace of God we may rise again, and amend our lives. And therefore they are to be condemned,...

...not to be denied to such as fall into sin after Baptism. After we have received the Holy Ghost, wo may depart from grace given, and fall into sin, and...the place of forgiveness to such as truly repent. XVII. Of Predestination and Election. PREDESTINATION to Life is JL the everlasting purpose of God,...

...salvation, or salvable state, notwithstanding the errors and defections to which he he is liable. He " may depart from grace " given, and fall into sin ; and by the " grace of God may rise again, and " amend his life1"." He may entirely forfeit; his hopes and privileges by impenitency...

...unpardonable. Wherefore the grant of Repentance is not to be denied to such as fall into Sin after Baptism. After we have received the Holy Ghost, we may depart...they are to be condemned which say, They can no more •Place of sin as long as they live here, or deny the * place of Penanee to as truly repent. XVI....

...1562, may be explained where obscure, enlarged «here defective, viz. Whereas it is said, Arr. 10. "After we have received the Holy Ghost, we may depart from grace." Those plained with this or the like tlicr totally, nor finally. To vords may be e\[Idition, Vet neiliichend...