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title: 'God and Little Children: The Blessed State of All Who Die in Childhood Proved and Taught As Part of the Gospel of Christ'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
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authors:
- 'Henry Jackson Van Dyke, Jr.'
date: 1890-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Election of Infants'
- 'Church History'
scriptures:
- '2 Samuel 12'
- 'Matthew 19'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/van-dyke-1890-god-and-little-children-the-blessed-state-of-all-who-die-in-childhood-proved-and-taught-as-part-of-the-gospel-of-christ
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# God and Little Children: The Blessed State of All Who Die in Childhood Proved and Taught As Part of the Gospel of Christ

Henry Van Dyke argues that all children who die are saved, surveying historic theology (Augustine, Calvin, Trent) and rejecting the doctrine of infant perdition.

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