1925 Baptist Faith and Message Statement

Do these words, from the 1925 Baptist Faith and Message, teach regeneration before faith?

6. THE FREENESS OF SALVATION

"The blessings of salvation are made free to all by the gospel. It is the duty of all to accept them by penitent and obedient faith. Nothing prevents the salvation of the greatest sinner except his own voluntary refusal to accept Jesus Christ as teacher, Saviour and Lord."

7. REGENERATION

"Regeneration or the new birth is a change of heart wrought by the Holy Spirit, whereby we become partakers of the divine nature and a holy disposition is given, leading to the love and practice of righteousness. It is a work of God's free grace conditioned upon faith in Christ and made manifest by the fruit which we bring forth to the glory of God."

8. REPENTANCE AND FAITH

"We believe that repentance and faith are sacred duties and also inseparable graces, wrought in our souls by the regenerating Spirit of God; Whereby being deeply convinced of our guilt, anger, and helplessness, and of the way of salvation by Christ, we turn to God with unfeigned contrition, confession, and supplication for mercy; at the same time heartily receiving the Lord Jesus Christ as our Prophet, Priest and King, and relying on him alone as the only and all-sufficient Saviour."

http://www.reformedreader.org/ccc/1925bfam.htm

Some who believe in the "born again before faith" error often cite from the Baptist Faith & Message, either this one or another, either earlier or later, and try to make it to affirm their error. But, obviously it does not.

One of the things that might lead some, I think, to this interpretation is the use of the word "wherby." Had the word "wherein" been used, the statement would be much clearer. However, clearly, the writers were using the term "whereby" in the sense of "wherein," for they were not describing what follows the new birth but what constitutes the new birth, and not describing a strict "ordo salutis," but the character of those who are born again, or the constituent elements of the new birth, or that which "accompanies" it.

Besides, what is "conditioned upon faith"? Is it not the "work of grace" or "regeneration"?