Wesley Corpus

** But the full assurance of faith I had not yet, nor for the two years I continued in Moravia. When I was driven out thence by the J^uits, I ictired hither, and was soon after received into the Church. And beie^ 9tf nn rmiHGiPLBs or a mbtiombt. ^ter some time, it pleased our Lord to manifest himself more dearly to my soul ; and give me that fuii sense of acceptance in hiin, which excludes all doubt and feur. " Indeed the leading of the Spirit is different in differeot souls. Hii . more usual method, I believe, is, to give, in one and the same moment, forgiveness of sins, and a fuli assurance of that forgiveness. Yet in manj be works as he did in me ; giving first the remission of sins, and after tome weeks, or months, or years, the full assurance of it." (Vol. iii, p. 91.) All I need observe is, that the first sense of forgiveness is oHen mixed with doubt or fear* But the full assurance of faith excludes all doubt «id fear, as the very term implies. Therefore, instead of, ** He may not know that be has peace whl God till long afler," it should be, (to agree with Michael Linner's wwds,) *■ He may not have, till long after, the full assurance of faith, whidi excludes all doubt and fear." '* I believe a man is justified at the same time that he is bocB of God. ^ And he that is bom of God sinneth not. ^ Which deliverance from sin he cannot have, without knowing dnt lie has it." ^ Yet I believe he may not know it till kmg after.'' This also I vtteriy deny. ** I believe, that Christ ' formed in us' ought to be insisted on* 0 iiecessary to our justification." I no more believe this than Christian David does, whose words con* coming it are these : -- •* It pleased God to show me, that Christ in us, and Christ for os, ought to be both insisted on. " But I clearly saw we ought not to insist on any thing we feel, tttf inore than any thing we do, as if it were necessaiy previous to our justification.