"The
object of the Gospel is both to pacify the sinner’s conscience , and to
purify his heart; and it is of importance to observe, that what mars
the one of these objects, mars the other also . The best way of casting
out an impure affection is to admit a pure one; and by the love of what
is good, to expel the love of what is evil. Thus it is, that the freer
the Gospel, the more sanctifying is the Gospel; and the more it is
received as a doctrine of grace, the the more will it be felt as a
doctrine according to godliness. This is one of the secrets of the
Christian life, that the more a man holds of God as a pensioner [that
is, the more a person realizes how much he has freely received fromg
God], the greater is the payment of service that he renders back again."
-- Thomas Chalmers, "The Expulsive Power of a New Affection"
-- Thomas Chalmers, "The Expulsive Power of a New Affection"
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