grace means of

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grace means of - Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary :

  Grace, means of
  an expression not used in Scripture, but employed (1) to denote
  those institutions ordained by God to be the ordinary channels
  of grace to the souls of men. These are the Word, Sacraments,
  and Prayer.
  
    (2.) But in popular language the expression is used in a wider
  sense to denote those exercises in which we engage for the
  purpose of obtaining spiritual blessing; as hearing the gospel,
  reading the Word, meditation, self-examination, Christian
  conversation, etc.