opposition to his ignorance, as he does faith to his unbelief, when he says, "And the grace of the Lord Jesus was exceeding abundant, with faith and and love, which is in Christ Jesus. Timis His meaning obvious ly is that the grace of the Lord Jesus esus was exceeding abundant with faith, bearing down his obstinate unbelief and with s lore eradicating his deeply-rooted hostility. you and feel as we tailwe ought. I am, yours, &c.. utilitzo -9b garwollot et otsitulli of doum audt bisa 978d aid of taov 29vig ed doidw ni elteoqs edt to noitel sonelovened bus you to bug bis 739iq to agailos -10w gnivea & bas niyse 911 10 lutdtist & ei aidT eues teind teds LETTER XXTP, teom odt to vis ama I modw to aronia 9vca ot blow edt otni mac -de MARKS ON RENOVATION OF CHARACTER. -enstt leqioning bas teid som ni tadt 7979m beni The renovation of the the imate object of the Gospel Dangerous to confind the grace of Godetp the pardon of SinEvil of confining the attention to inward feelings Importance 290lof uniting thera with practice-A: change of character the great 99 90 Promise of the New Covenant The divine plan of forgiveness out of of fathom the moral means of sanctification This change represented as a being called and chosen out of the world to eidt bus II. T .8 .i .moЯ III ixxxi bayoing at ti alid teil odt ni llew of Ilso buol s ti MY DEAR FRIEND odw nem 9/3 no sved of aidt tdguo soneultni tede tud WOW odw basпoitivno prihitchphate Telative HAVING considered the doctrine of Scripture gured troddiw nie gi bas to that change of state which is the privilege of Christof miss air that change nge of cha ians, permit me now to adyert to lauriga 229allita bowery racter which is connected with it, and the necessity of which I have repeatedly mentioned to use tash We ought never to lose sight of the consideration, 70 m of 2 years does hot arise -70 bio vrlo ms I tedt bie that the joyful of the Gospel prehending even higher blessings. 19619 70 plan of reconciliation, and the doctrine of justification through faith is the moral means by which it is gained The grace of God appears not in lowering the standard of duty to the level of our depraved wishes, but in raising our nature to the high standard of his immutable law. To suffer ffer us to walk in our own ways were not an act of grace, but an abandonment of us to misery. On the same principle were all to which are raised but an imperfect conformity to the law of God, then our blessedness would be as far below perfection as our exceeding riches of Divine goodness were not in that case displayed. Here the work is imperfect, but the day is obedience, and, of course, the und COL AL we shall be completely assimilated to God, and so, perfectly happy. Ingmos sift betioxe dɔidw sqmat102.zil It is a most dangerous notion to confine the display of divine grace to our pardon, and consequent deliver fo1 500 ance from the wrath to come. Where it is thus confined, it is abused to the encouragement of sin. The corrupt heart imagines that it may continue in sin, that grace may abound; and that Christian liberty consists in the privilege of sinning with impunity. Sometimes it does not appear, in pleading for liberty, to indulge in gross transgressions, but in pleading against unr obedience, and in speaking lightly of what are termed the minor duties of life. Scandalous sins, it will allow, 30 J1 J29Vib of asepvisamont are to be avoided; but minute attention to every pre1992 191 nedd and low cept is not to be expected. A scrupulous exactness in indicates a the discharge of every duty is supposed to B TOO BAS self-righteous spirit, and is met with the question, B 7 boo to gr Often is "Do you not expec nong is of 19 sqming .97MIL be saved this unhallowed temper connected with high pretensions to orthodoxy, and to zeal tea against unsound doctrine. Frequently does it appear in the habitual neglect of relative and family duties, as if religion were confined to particular times, and to public occasions, and snapped asunder the ties of relationship and domestic life.— Characters of this kind will be found boasting that they are the chosen of God, and that therefore they cannot ble of mitoties doctrine of salvaperish. In this way they abuse boring they evidently ab hot understand, and do not really Believe What is the FOR 2 o by dliness of character? great thing in this salvation 13 quadrate with" fact that they have affixed such Polls li jreme epolburg - natte stunimink worthy in them, They seem to 2299 aucluqura A in themselves, as to divest it or everything" blame ourselves, melings from th ceive. Ο own hearts, and that the very essence of it consists in the consent of the will, we have admitted a principle which saps the foundation both of the law and of the Gospel is deplorable, when men cabi[Use the lantis guage of Scripture in direct opposition to its spiriterzs There is reason to think, that numbers whot, borstoefjo their orthodoxy, and of the remarkable, clearness to₤G their views while their spirit and deportment are fars from corresponding with their professions hard deceived themselves by indulging in motions which lead to this issue. How ready are we to think ourselves rather pion tiable than criminal because of nursin !olOften do men, v act upon principles which they would mhat exprese (in1} words, and which they themselves do not fully oper‐o} .beyedo bas bevi999x ed of 998lq Beware, howeven, my dear friend of imbibing Ya prejudice against any part ofothesitzt bepange, thei corruption of man has abused it,qebuliyidundsatiabudnit deed, pervert the doctrines of the Gospel ;,but deeply is lamentable as this certainlyqis,od beg (you to rememberas that still more deplorable consequences will follow quyəb mutilated and defestire, representations of zitheatrutbəd which may be adoptediɔfrom mwish to guardioagainst Is abuses which might result from its full exhibition-m Such imperfect exhibitions of the truth afford se hantlers to the perverters of it, which they know well how strog employ in their intercourse with professors of the faith,au and thus "by good words and fair esperobest they odegal ceive the hearts of the simple. tedt au ellet eɔngiɔanos Some who once, took pleasure in stating the genuineɗt Gospel of meace have afterwards become afraid of doodt ing so fully and plainly, because others, have perverted{9} it. This may have a show of wisdom but it betrays [1 a want of confidence in the energy; of the truthia luskor ing error, as to its nature; and want of that, singlenessSi of trust in its Author which is essential to a life of faith, 0 |