Wesley Corpus

" Though I believe that others may know that he is justified^ by 1 power over sin, his seriousness, and love of the brethren. 23. " OF THE CONDITIOirS OF JX7STIFICATI0V. " I believe that Christ ' formed in us,' subordinately to Christ * giveo 1 us,' (that is, our own inherent righteousness subordinate to Christ's merit ought to be insisted upon, as necessary to our justification. " And it is just and right that a man should be humble and penite and have a broken and contrite heart, (that is, should have Christ form in him,) before he can expect to be justified. '* And that this penitence and contrition is the work of the Holy Ohs ^ Yet I believe that all this is nothing toward, and has no influence i our justification. TBS rmiifciPLst ov a xbthodist* S61 * Agmin, I believe that, in order to juetiflcation, I must go straight to Chriiit, with all my ungodliness, and plead nothing else. ** Yet I believe that we should not insist upon any thing we do or fee( « if it were necessary premouM to justification." " I belicTe that justification is the same thing as to be born of God. Yet a man may have a strong assurance that he is justified, and not be able to affirm that he is born of God. *^ A man may be fully assured that his sins are forgiven, yet may not be able to tell the hour or day when he received this full assurance, because it may grow up in him by degrees. -- ^Though he can remember that* from tiie time this full assurance was confirmed in him, he never lost it, no, ool toi a moment ^ A man may have a weak faith at the same time that he hath peace with God, not one uneasy thought, and freedom from sin, not one unholy desire. *^ A man may be justified, that is, born of God, who has not a clean heart, that is, is not sanctified. • ** He may be justified, that is, bom of Ck>d, and not have the indwelling ef the Spirit.''