Citations:gainbirth


 * 1550 (1843), Sir John Cheke, The Gospel According to St. Matthew:
 * What schal we have ŷen? Jesus said vnto ŷem, Je ŷt hav folowed me in ŷe gain birth when ŷ sõn of man schal sit in ŷe throon of his glorí, [...]
 * 1903, David James Burrell, Christ and Progress:
 * One of these is Regeneration, or "the gainbirth" as the fathers were fond of calling it. A Christian is understood to be a new man in Christ Jesus; old things have passed away, all things are become new.
 * 1921, David James Burrell, Paul's Letters - Page 62:
 * It is a "gain-birth," as the fathers used to call it. The Christian is "a new man in Christ Jesus": he is "alive from the dead," being risen with Christ to newness of life.
 * 1913, David James Burrel, ... In the Upper Room:
 * We have in this parable the biography of a Christian in brief. First, as to his birth. — This occurs when one accepts Christ. It is a new birth, or "gain-birth," as the early Christians were accustomed to call it.