Temptation Is Like A Knife, That May

Temptation Is Like A Knife, That May Either Cut The Meat Or The Throat Of A Man; It May Be His Food Or His Poison, His Exercise Or His Destruction

To Say That We Are Able By Our Own Efforts To Think Good Thoughts Or Give God Spiritual Obedience Before We Are Spiritually Regenerate Is To Overthrow The Gospel And The Faith Of The Universal Church In All Ages.

The Pretended Desires Of Many To Behold The Glory Of Christ In Heaven, Who Have No View Of It By Faith While They Are Here In This World, Are Nothing But Self-deceiving Imaginations.

For To Pretend That Men May Live Habitually Sinful Lives Without Any Attempt By The Spirit To Mortify Sin In Them, Nor With Any Desire For Repentance, Is To Deny The Christian Religion.

As A Tender And Loving Friend Is Grieved At The Unkindness Of His Friend... So Is It With This Tender And Loving Spirit, Who Hath Chosen Our Hearts For A Habitation To Dwell In.