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The occasion of this remark was like the manifestation of a desire for preeminence.

I. The NATURE of conversion.

II. THE EVIDENCE OF IT IS THE DISPOSITION OF A CHILD.

1. A disposition which is the opposite of an ambitious spirit.

2. A child is confiding. It trusts its parents.

3. A child is submissive.

III. WHY THIS CHANGE IS NECESSARY. Because the disposition of a child is the only one that agrees with our relation to God. This will apply —

1. To our ignorance.

2. To our weakness.

3. To our guilt and pollution.

IV. THE BLESSEDNESS OF THIS DISPOSITION.

1. The peace it gives.

2. The security it affords. God cares for us.

3. It places us in our normal relation to God.

4. It secures our admission into the kingdom of God, of which Christ is the head and centre.

(C. Hodge, D. D.)

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KJV: And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them,

WEB: Jesus called a little child to himself, and set him in the midst of them,