om sin. I shall explain myself as I go
along. But I begin with the assertion that holy souls are saved
from sin.

"You all know what sin is. And it is important that you should, and
that you should be able to define it at a moment's notice to
whomsoever may inquire. John says: 'All unrighteousness is sin,'
That is, everything that a man sees to be actually wrong, that to
him is sin. Whether the wrong be an outward act, or an inward
thought, or a secret purpose does not affect its character. If the
act, or thought, or purpose is wrong to that particular soul it is
sin. Whether the wrong be done in public and blazoned abroad before
the world as such, or whether it be committed in darkness and
secrecy, where no human eye can follow it, matters not; it is sin.

"To be holy, I say, is to be delivered from the commission of sin.
Is not that blessed?

"To be holy is to be delivered from the penalty of sin. 'The wages
of sin is death.' Holy men are fully and freely forgiven. One of
the evidences of the possession of Holiness is the full assurance
of that deliverance. Salvation from doubt as to this. Is not that
blessed?

"Holiness includes deliverance from the guilt of sin.

"Sin has a retributive power. At the moment of commission it
implants a sting in the conscience which, in the impenitent man,
lights a flame, which, without the application of the Precious
Blood, is never extinguished. In Holiness the sting is extracted,
and the fire is quenched. Is not that blessed?

"Holiness supposes deliverance from the defilement of sin.

"Sin pollutes the imagination, defiles the memory, and is a
filth-creating leaven, which, unless purged away, ultimately
corrupts and rots the whole being.

"In Holiness all the filth is cleansed away. The soul is washed in
the Blood of the Lamb. This is the reason for so much being said in
the Bible, and in the experience of entirely sanctified people,
about purity of heart. Is not that blessed?

"Holiness means complete deliverance from the bondage of sin.

"Every time a sin is committed, the inclination to do the same
again is encouraged, and those habits which belong to the evil
nature are strengthened until they assume the mastery of the soul,
and the soul comes more and more under the tyranny of ev