Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
True repentance is a complete renewal of the mind, the whole man made another man, not the external trifles the Papists babble about. They barely touch the heart while standing chiefly upon worthless bodily exercises; but Scripture demands conversion of the spirit itself, nothing less.
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Peter's words struck thousands like a rod of God's strength, and what was strange and wonderful was how hard hearts suddenly became attentive, became troubled, became urgent. The Spirit worked by the word to begin and carry on a good work of grace where moments before there had been only resistance.
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Commenting on Acts 2:37-41
The promise extends not only to those now called, but to their children and all whom the Lord effectually calls by His grace. Even those who had cried for Christ's blood upon themselves and their children could find comfort: the grace of Christ reaches to as many of their seed as belong to the election of grace.
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