[It is] a scriptural truth that the children of believers are the children of God; as being within his covenant with their parents, he promises to them his Spirit; he has established a connection between faithful parental training and the salvation of children, as he has between seed-time and harvest, diligence and riches, education and knowledge. In no one case is absolute certainty secured or the sovereignty of God excluded. But in all, the divinely appointed connection between means and end, is obvious.
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1 [ Back ] Excerpted from Essay and Reviews by Charles Hodge (New York: Robert Carter and Bros., 1857), 307-311.
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Issue: "Train Up a Child: Becoming People of the Word in a Culture of Images" Jan./Feb. Vol. 10 No. 1 2001 Pages 36-37
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