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eth mercy as He pleaseth. for the glory OF His
sovereign, power over His creatures, to pass BY,
thsir sin, 10 the praise OF His glorious Justice.
The sections In the tenth chapter. referred
to In the report, read thus:
Ill Elect infants, dying in infancy. are re-
generated and saved by Christ through the
lie pieaseth. 50 also are ali other elect per.
sons who are Incapable OF being outwardly
called by the ministry OF the Word.
N.-Others, not elected. although they may
he called by the ministry OF the Word, and may
have some common operations OF the Spirit.
yet they never truly come to Christ. and there's
fore cannot be saved much less can mon. not
protesting the Christian religion. be saved In
any other way whatsoever, be they never 80
diigent to frame their lives according to the
light OF nature and the law OF that religion they
do profess; and to assert and maintain that
they may be is very rernicious, and TO be de-
The sections In chapters "a and 25. whose
modification is desired. but not recommended,
III. 1t Is lawful for all sorts Of people to
beF MS e vet ug % " gfe
marry only in the Lord. And. therefore, such
rs profess the, true reformed religion should
equally yoked by marrying with such as are
lotoriously wicked In their life, or maintain
.,NI.,-There Is NO other head Of the Church but
eqTd gesSs be- @ The PGr Of
nntichri st. that man OF sin. and son OF perdi-
ton that exalteth himself. in the Church.
Calling Catholics idoiaters and the Pope tho
man OF ain and son OF perditon which seemed
good to the Westminster, divines. are what the
Although it is not named in the report. sec
ten seven y, OF CHAPTER sixteen is more than
fo! 9%nrs. don. hv nnroaonor.,. man nj.
though for the matter of them. they may be
things which God commands, and Of good use.
both to themselves and others, yet because
heart
faith, nor are done IN right manner accord:
ing to the Word. nor to right end the glory OF
God, they arc therefore sinful. and cannot
please God or make man meet to receive
grace from God. And yet their negect, of them
is more sinful and displeasing 10 God
There are perhaps several other sections,
not quite 30 stirling, whose mod ifcations may
be proposed to the General Assembly by some
While the General Assembly has power to
be revised and also the form OF revision, Its de-
cisons does not become binding on the Church
until II has been ratit fled by the resbyteries in
eral Assembly. The General Assembly's modus
operanli will probably be- after voting for re-
articles to be revised. and then to appoint a
committees to formulate the proposed change.
Tho ,complittees report will alterward be
voted on by the PresbyterieS. after which IL
will come before the ensuing General Assem-:
bly,. All this will necessarily take time. and
several veai 9 Will probably elapse before the
Westminster Confession Is altered. or shorter
creed adopted.
The General Assembly ia not likely to get at
the work OF revision until next week. The
first days session. after n sermon BY the iiev
pr. Roberts Of the, Lake Forest University.
Moderator OF the last assembly, will be de-
voted to organization and tho election OF
Moderator: who will spend the rest OF the day
In appointing committees. On Friday reports
OF the various Presbyterian institutions OF
learning and other routine business will occu-
Ing will he done on Saturday. The question
q revision VIII, therefore. be postponed until
Monday or Tuesday OF next week.
If home and foreign missions. to which two
days are usually devoted: take precedence OF
the revision question. it will necessarily be
postponed until Wednesday or Thursday.