when it is enlightened—on the conscience, when it is convinced—on the will, when it is subdued—on the affections, when they are refined and purified—on the whole man, when “he is transformed by the renewing of his mind,” and “created anew in Christ Jesus unto good works;” so that he is said to be “a new creature, in whom old things have passed away, all things have become new.”—The Spirit of God is the author of this change; the soul is born again only when it is “born of the Spirit”—for “that which
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