If thy hope be any thing worth, it will purify thee from thy sins. - Joseph Alleine

A man may as certainly miscarry by his seeming righteousness and supposed graces, as by gross sins; and that is, when a man doth trust in these as his righteousness before God, for the satisfying His justice, appeasing His wrath, procuring His favor, and obtaining his own pardon.

Christ does not control his subjects by force, but is King of a willing people. They are, through His grace, freely devoted to His service.

A man may as well hew marble without tools, or paint without colors or instruments, or build without materials, as perform any acceptable service without the graces of the Spirit, which are both the materials and instruments in the work.