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                                                                      		2.  It may be understood that a certain degree of Grace
                                                                      		is given at Baptism but a degree not amounting to entire
                                                                      		conversion.
                                                                      		3.  She may be understood that entire and real conversion
                                                                      		is the result of Baptism:  but only of some Baptism, that
                                                                      		is to say of Baptiam rightly received.
                                                                      		4.  She may hold (1) or (2) with respect to the nature
                                                                      		of Baptismal grace, and (3) with respect to its manner
                                                                      		of bestowing.
                                                                      		That all these various views may at present be supposed
                                                                      		consistant with the Church’s words, is evident enough from
                                                                      		the endless disputes upon the subject - which suppose
                                                                      		sometimes one and sometimes another.
                                                                      		Whatever view may be right, it is certain that the expression
                                                                      		of the church ought not to bear the interpretation into all
                                                                      		or any  Examine therefore these several creeds:  If you
                                                                      		can hold none of them, you may be no member of the Church
                                                                      		of England.  But if you can conscientiously hold any one
                                                                      		of them then express that one clearly both to yourself
                                                                      		and to others, and be ready to give your support in case of
                                                                      		need - distinctly and calmly to that particular view
                                                                      		determining at the same time how far you may consider
                                                                      		those who hold in sincerity some other of the above
                                                                      		creeds, follow churchmen, or fellow Christians.  and 
                                                                      		whether it is right to break with them in order formally
                                                                      		to establish your own.  Now in first approaching the sub-
                                                                      		ject take care of two things - do not

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