ay be said to do all, because he gives power for all, strength
for all, grace for all. But this grace, is a principle, a vital energy,
a life-giving spirit to quicken us, to make us abound in holiness. He
does not make his grace abound, that we may securely live in sin, but
that we may subdue it, renounce it, live above it."

"When our Saviour was upon earth, there was no one quality he so
uniformly commended in those who came to be healed by him, as faith."

"It is most true. But we do not meet in any of them with such a
presumptuous faith as led them to rush into diseases on purpose to show
their confidence in his power of healing them, neither are we to
'continue in sin that grace may abound.' You can not but observe, that
the faith of the persons you mention was always accompanied with an
earnest desire to get rid of their diseases. And it is worth remarking,
that to the words, 'thy faith has made thee whole,' is added, '_sin no
more_, lest a worse thing come unto thee.'"

"You can not persuade me that any neglect, or even sin of mine, can make
void the covenant of God."

"Nothing can set side the covenant of God, which is sure and steadfast.
But as for him who lives in the allowed practice of any sin, it is clear
that he has no part nor lot in the matter. It is clear that he is not
one of those whom God has taken into the covenant. That God will keep
his word is most certain, but such a one does not appear to be the
person to whom that word is addressed. God as much designed that you
should apply the faculties, the power, and the will he has given you, to
a life of holiness, as he meant when he gave you legs, hands, and eyes,
that you should walk, work, and see. His grace is not intended to
exclude the use of his gifts but to perfect, exalt, and ennoble them."

"I can produce a multitude of texts to prove that Christ has done every
thing, and of course has left nothing for me to do, but to believe on
him."

"Let us take the general tenor and spirit of Scripture, and neither pack
single texts together, detached from the connection in which they stand;
nor be so unreasonable as to squeeze all the doctrines of Christianity
out of every single text, which perhaps, was only meant to inculcate one
individual principle. How consistently are the great leading doctrines
of faith and holiness balanced and reconciled in every part of the
Bible! If ever I have been in danger of resting on a mere dead faith, by
one of tho