The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1903-03-12

deed, in some degree, the immediate
fruit of justification, but nevertheless
is distinct gift Of fGod and of a totally
different nature. "The one implies
what God does for us through His Son
the other, what he works in us by His
spirit. (The crucifiction of that old
nature.) (Vol. /, p. 46.47,) He adds
further that the plain Scriptural notion
of justification is pardon, the forgive
ness of sins. (This is what every man
will tell you who has received q full
salvation, whether he ever heard Of Mr..
Wesley or not He defines iustifca-
tion as follows: "The immediate effects
of justification are the peace of God, q
peace that passeth all understanding,
and rejoicing in hope of the glory of
God, with Joy unspeakable and full of
glory (vol. ,p. 3S5.) My brother, does
not that express it, if you have been
justihedp And at the same time he
says thst We are justified, yea, in that
very moment sanctifcation begins. "In
that instant we are born again, born
from above. born Of the spirit there is
real as well as relative change. We
are inwardly renewed by the power OF
God. We feel the love of God shed
abroad in our heart by the Holy Ghost,
which is given unto us, producing love
to all mankind, and more especially to
the children Of God; expelling the love
of the world, the love OF pleasure, OF
ease, of honor, of money, together with
pride, anger, self-will, and every other
evil tempter; in word, changing the
earthly, sensual, devilish mind into the
mind which was in Christ Jesus" (vol.
l, p 1861
My brother, have you been able II
teach this truth with such force anG
power? But listen further, as he ex.
plains the two works of grace that
have been writing on for three months
"How naturally do those who expert
rience change imagine that all sin il
gone, that it is utterly rooted out o.
their hearts and has no more place
threin? How easily do they draw that
inference, I feel no sin, therefore
have none; it does not stir, therefore i
does not exist; it has no mother, there
fore it has no being. But it is seldom
long before they are undeceived, find
ing sin was only suspended, not de
stroyed. Temptations return and sill
revives, showing it was but stunned
before, not dead" Mr. Wesley teache
that it takes two distinct gifts of tn
Holy Ghost to complete the works il
man. Paul says, "Not by works o
righteousness, which we have done
but according to his mercy he saved u
by the washing of regeneration and re
newing of the Holy Ghost Titus 3, 5,
which plainly shows that it takes tn
Holy Ghost to accomplish either bless
ing, and that water baptism is the aC
knowledged giving of the inward work
Bnt we still follow him: "They nc
feel two principles in themseles, plair
ly contrary to each other; the fes
lusting against the spirit, nature OF
posing the grace of God. They ca
not deny that, although they still fe'
power to believe in Christ, and lov
God; and although his spirit (stilD wi
nesses with their spirits that they al
} children of God; yet they feel in then
} selves sometimes pride or self-wil
! sometimes anger or unbelief. The
) find one or more of these frequent
9 stirring in their heart, though not col
J. quering, yea, perhaps, thrusting sor
| at them that they may fall, but Il
t Lord is their help"(yol. 1,p. 1861 'E
9 this two-fold operation of the Ho
: Spirit, having the eyes of our soul bo
e opened and enlightened, we see Il
{ things which the natural eye hath n
a seen, neither the ear heard" (vol. /,
g 1885,
s Mr. Wesley defines the expTessio
s "Whosoever is born of God doth n
y commit SIM; First, 1--WE are to consid
e what is the proper meaning of that G
l. preston, 'Whosoever is born OF God
is And in general from all the passages