...Jesus took a little child and set him in the midst of the people, and said, " Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye cannot enter the kingdom of Heaven." Again; " He that receiveth not the kingdom of Heaven as a little child, cannot be my disciple," intimating...

...to be educated, to be directed by him ; and therefore does he declare, " Except " ye be converted, and become as little children, " ye cannot enter the kingdom of heaven." Thus faith abideth instead of knowledge, and is to produce the same effect. It is instead of the knowledge...

...which he holds forth for the imitation of all who would become his disciples : "Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye cannot enter the kingdom of heaven." And if little children were capable of becoming members of Christ's spiritual kingdom — of the kingdom...

...explained by what follows, (in this) ' Thou art a snare unto me.' Ch. xviii. 3. ' Unless ye be changed, and become as little children, ye cannot enter the kingdom of heaven.' ' changed :' Newcome paraphrases thus, ' Lay aside your notions of temporal greatness in my kingdom.'...

...took once a little child and set him in the midst of the people, and said, "except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye cannot enter the kingdom of heaven," intimating, with what simplicity and docility men ought to receive the gospel ; and the following text...

...be chief amongst you, let him be your servant," and in Matthew xviii. 3, " Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye cannot enter the kingdom of heaven." Now, my friends, what is the characteristic of little children, but humility, meekness, and obedience,...

...took a little child and set him in the midst of the people, and said, " Except ye be con-- verted, and become as little children, ye cannot enter the kingdom of Heaven," intimating, with what simplicity and docility men ought to receive the gospel: and the following text...

...children require to be converted at all, the Redeemer says, " Except ye upgrown people be converted, and become as little children, ye cannot enter the kingdom of heaven." So far then from little children being regarded by Christ as radically, totally corrupt, he regarded...

...•ense as to reject Christ's Messiahship, and 'et he said, " I say unto you, except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye cannot enter the kingdom of heaven." Real conversion, you see, is equivalent to our be600 QUARTERLY REGISTER. coming of the spirit of little...

...cleaving with humility and infant-like dependence to the blessed Saviour. " Except ye be converted and become as little children, ye cannot enter the kingdom of heaven." There must be an undoing of the past, and a fresh plan of life chosen for all the future. Old habits...