The case of a soul that as yet belongs to the world, or to the class of unbelieving men, and consider the way in which, through the agency of the Spirit of God, he is translated into the other class, and made a living member of His Church. This transition occurs at the time of his conversion. And the process by which it is effected may differ in different cases, in respect to some of its concomitant circumstances.

Introduction to William Benn's Soul Prosperity, published in 1683

Our religion, as to the rules and principles of it, was before Luther, where it has been ever since, in the Scriptures: And as to the profession of it, it has been owned and maintained by the faithful in all ages, namely, such as have been kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation, against whom the gates of Hell and Rome have not been able to prevail. The Protestant religion we contend for is nothing else but Christianity uncorrupted, which was in its greatest purity before ever the Pope was heard of in the world.

An exposition of the Westminster Larger Catechism.