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(consecrated) by the Holy Ghost"
Heb. eh. 10, v. IA, ''For by one Of
fering he hath, for ever, perfected
them that are sanctlfied," Custified)
as is explained by what follows,
"Whereof the Holy Ghost is also
witness to us; for after that he had
said before, this is my covenant that
l will make with them after those
days saith the Lord: will put my
laws into their hearts and in their
minds will write them and their sins
and iniquities will I remember no
more
The foregoing selections justify
what has been said of the uses which
the term sanctlfication has been made
to serve, to show that it has been
mainly connected with acts, obliga-
tions and results that have been of
Uicarious character, and prove that
nothing is easier than to mistake the
teachings of revelation when they are
conveyed through its medium. The
emotions also of regeneration, justi-
fication and perfection are so nearly
alike that those of the one are easily
thought to be those of the other, and
it is just here that danger to the con-
verts of the sanctifiers centers. If
they are honest IN their observation
Of themselves, they will sooner or
later discover they still offend, and
be liable to conclude they have been
deceived or have lost all their attain
ments. Happy will such then be to
remember the words of John: eff
any man SIN VIC have an advocate
with the Father, Jesus Christ the
righteous" and apply to him for ho-
illness in his appointed way.
Among orthodox Divines, none
put more stress upon the necessity Of
Christian perfection, than did Mr..
John Wesley, the founder Of the
Methodist church. With him perfect
love and complete sanctification stood
for the same attainment. Nothing
however can be more profitable than
to recur to his teachings on that sub
ject which arc thus set forth: Ques-
tion, What is implied in being per-
feet Christian? Answer, The loving
of the Lord our God with all our
heart and with all our mind and soul
and strength. I'd. Does this imply
that all inward SIN is taken away
Answer - Without doubt or how
could we be saved from all our un-
cleannesses? Q.-How much is al
lowed by our brethren, who differ
from us with regard to entire sancti-
fication? A.-They grant 1st, that
every one must be entirely sanctified
in the article of death. 2. That till
then, a believer daily grows in grace,
and comes nearer and nearer to per-
fection. 3. That we ought to be con.
tinually pressing after this, and to
exhort all others to do so. Q-.What
do we allow them? Ave grant 1,
That many of those who have died in
the faith, yea, the greater part OF
those we have known were not sanct.
ified throughout, not made perfect ir
love, till little time before death
2. That the term sanctified is contin.
ually applied by St. Paul to all thai
were justified, that were true believ.
ers. 3. That by this term he rarely
(if every means saved from all sin
4. That consequently it is not proper
to use it in this sense without adding
the word wholly, entirely and thu
like. 5. That the inspired writers
almost continually speak of or tt
those who were justified; but very
rarely either of or to those who wer'
sanctified. 6. That consequently, i
behooves us to speak in public almos
continually of the state of justifica
ton; but more rarely in full and ex
plicit terms concerning sanctification
Q.-What then is the point wherein
we divide? Alt is this. whether W
should expect to be saved from al
sin before the article of death? O.
Is there any clear scripture promis
of this, that God will save us fror
all sin? A.-There is in Ps. $50, yer
. 8, "He shall redeem Israel from a
his iniquities.