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   plight。

   For myself�察�I am aware that I am no longer a young minister。 My mind
   perhaps stiffens�察�and I cannot easily receive any new doctrine。 ;The
   old is better。; I suppose I belong to the old school of Evangelical
   theology�察�and I am therefore content with such teaching about
   sanctification as I find in the Life of Faith of Sibbes and of Manton��
   and in The Life�察�Walk�察�and Triumph of Faith of William Romaine。 But I
   must express a hope that my younger brethren who have taken up new
   views of holiness will beware of multiplying causeless divisions。 Do
   they think that a higher standard of Christian living is needed in the
   present day�拭�So do I。Do they think that clearer�察�stronger�察�fuller
   teaching about holiness is needed�拭�So do I。Do they think that Christ
   ought to be more exalted as the root and author of sanctification as
   well as justification�拭�So do I。Do they think that believers should be
   urged more and more to live by faith�拭�So do I。Do they think that a
   very close walk with God should be more pressed on believers as the
   secret of happiness and usefulness�拭�So do I。In all these things we
   agree。 But if they want to go further�察�then I ask them to take care
   where they tread�察�and to explain very clearly and distinctly what they
   mean。

   Finally�察�I must deprecate�察�and I do it in love�察�the use of uncouth and
   new´fangled terms and phrases in teaching sanctification。 I plead that
   a movement in favour of holiness cannot be advanced by new´coined
   phraseology�察�or by disproportioned and one´sided statementsor by
   overstraining and isolating particular textsor by exalting one truth
   at the expense of anotheror by allegorizing and acmodating texts��
   and squeezing out of them meanings which the Holy Ghost never put in
   themor by speaking contemptuously and bitterly of those who do not
   entirely see things with our eyes�察�and do not work exactly in our ways。
   These things do not make for peace�此�they rather repel many and keep
   them at a distance。 The cause of true sanctification is not helped�察�but
   hindered�察�by such weapons as these。 A movement in aid of holiness which
   produces strife and dispute among God's children is somewhat
   suspicious。 For Christ's sake�察�and in the name of truth and charity��
   let us endeavour to follow after peace as well as holiness。 ;What God
   has joined together let not man put asunder。;

   It is my heart's desire�察�and prayer to God daily�察�that personal
   holiness may increase greatly among professing Christians in England��
   But I trust that all who endeavour to promote it will adhere closely to
   the proportion of Scripture�察�will carefully distinguish things that
   differ�察�and will separate ;the precious from the vile。; ��Jer。 xv。 19。��
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   ��1�А �There is a double justification by God�此�the one authoritative�察�the
   other declarative or demonstrative。;The first is St。 Paul's scope��
   when he speaks of justification by faith without the deeds of the law。
   The second is St。 James' scope�察�when he speaks of justification by
   works。;T。 Goodwin on Gospel Holiness。 Works�察�vol。 vii�察�p。 181。

   ��2�А�Those who care to go into the subject will find it fully discussed
   in the mentaries of Willet�察�Elton�察�Chalmers�察�and Haldane�察�and in
   Owen on Indwelling Sin�察�and in the work of Stafford on the Seventh of
   Romans。

   ��3�А�Old Sibbe's Sermon on ;Victorious Violence; deserves the attention
   of all who have his works。Vol。 vii。�察�p。 30。
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                                    HOLINESS
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I
SIN

   ;Sin is the transgression of the law。;1 John iii。 4。

   He that wishes to attain right views about Christian holiness�察�must
   begin by examining the vast and solemn subject of sin。 He must dig down
   very low if he would build high。 A mistake here is most mischievous。
   Wrong views about holiness are generally traceable to wrong views about
   human corruption。 I make no apology for beginning this volume of papers
   about holiness by making some plain statements about sin。

   The plain truth is that a right knowledge of sin lies at the root of
   all saving Christianity。 Without it such doctrines as justification��
   conversion�察�sanctification�察�are ;words and names; which convey no
   meaning to the mind。 The first thing�察�therefore�察�that God does when He
   makes anyone a new creature in Christ�察�is to send light into his heart��
   and show him that he is a guilty sinner。 The material creation in
   Genesis began with ;light�察─�and so also does the spiritual creation。
   God ;shines into our hearts; by the work of the Holy Ghost�察�and then
   spiritual life begins。 ��2 Cor。 iv。 6。��Dim or indistinct views of sin
   are the origin of most of the errors�察�heresies�察�and false doctrines of
   the present day。 If a man does not realize the dangerous nature of his
   soul's disease�察�you cannot wonder if he is content with false or
   imperfect remedies。 I believe that one of the chief wants of the Church
   in the nineteenth century has been�察�and is�察�clearer�察�fuller teaching
   about sin。

   ��1�� I shall begin the subject by supplying some definition of sin。 We
   are all of course familiar with the terms ;sin; and ;sinners。; We talk
   frequently of ;sin; being in the world�察�and of men mitting ;sins。;
   But what do we mean by these terms and phrases�拭�Do we really know�拭�I
   fear there is much mental confusion and haziness on this point。 Let me
   try�察�as briefly as possible�察�to supply an answer。

   I say�察�then�察�that ;sin�察─�speaking generally�察�is�察�as the Ninth Article
   of our Church declares�察 �the fault and corruption of the nature of
   every man that is naturally engendered of the offspring of Adam��
   whereby man is very far gone ��quam longissime is the Latin�� from
   original righteousness�察�and is of his own nature inclined to evil�察�so
   that the flesh lusteth alway against the spirit�察�and�察�therefore�察�in
   every person born into the world�察�it deserveth God's wrath and
   damnation。; Sin�察�in short�察�is that vast moral disease which affects the
   whole human race�察�of every rank�察�and class�察�and name�察�and nation�察�and
   people�察�and tongue�察�a disease from which there never was but one born
   of woman that was free。 Need I say that One was Christ Jesus the Lord��

   I say�察�furthermore�察�that ;a sin�察─�to speak more particularly�察�consists
   in doing�察�saying�察�thinking�察�or imagining�察�anything that is not in
   perfect conformity with the mind and law of God。 ;Sin�察─�in short�察�as
   the Scripture saith�察�is ;the transgression of the law。; ��1 John iii。
   4。�� The slightest outward or inward departure from absolute
   mathematical parallelism with God's revealed will and character
   constitutes a sin�察�and at once makes us guilty in God's sight。

   Of course I need not tell any one who reads his Bible with attention��
   that a man may break God's law in heart and thought�察�when there is no
   overt and visible act of wickedness。 Our Lord has settled that point
   beyond dispute in the Sermon on the Mount。 ��Matt。 v。 21´28。�� Even a
   poet of our own has truly said�察 �A man may smile and smile�察�and be a
   villain。;

   Again�察�I need not tell a careful student of the New Testament�察�that
   there are sins of omission as well as mission�察�and that we sin�察�as
   our Prayer´book justly reminds us�察�by ;leaving undone the things we
   ought to do�察─�as really as by ;doing the things we ought not to do。;
   The solemn words of our Master in the Gospel of St。 Matthew place this
   point also beyond dispute。 It is there written�察 �Depart�察�ye cursed��
   into everlasting fire��for I was an hungered�察�and ye gave Me no meat��
   I was thirsty�察�and ye gave Me no drink。; ��Matt。 xxv。 41�察�42。�� It was a
   deep and thoughtful saying of holy Archbishop Usher�察�just before he
   died;Lord�察�forgive me all my sins�察�and specially my sins of
   omission。;

   But I do think it necessary in these times to remind my readers that a
   man may mit sin and yet be ignorant of it�察�and fancy himself
   innocent when he is guilty。 I fail to see any Scriptural warrant for
   the modern assertion that ;Sin is not sin to us until we discern it and
   are conscious of it。; On the contrary�察�in the 4th and 5th chapters of
   that unduly neglected book�察�Leviticus�察�and in the 15th of Numbers�察�I
   find Israel distinctly taught that there were sins of ignorance which
   rendered people unclean�察�and needed atonement。 ��Levit。 iv。 1´35�察�v。
   14´19�察�Num。 xv。 25´29。�� And I find our Lord expressly teaching that
   ;the servant who knew not his master's will and did it not�察─�was not
   excused on account of his ignorance�察�but was ;beaten; or punished。
   ��Luke xii。 48。�� We shall do well to remember�察�that when we make our own
   miserably imperfect knowledge and consciousness the measure of our
   sinfulness�察�we are on very dangerous ground。 A deeper study of
   Leviticus might do us much g
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