ave had very nice thoughts on 1 John iv.
13--'Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God
dwelleth in him, and he in God.' I think it is the key to much of
the Scripture. I am more than ever convinced that the secret of
happiness and holiness is in the indwelling of God. The same truth
is shown in many other verses, but the above, to my mind, shows it
more clearly. Let a man seek the teaching of the Holy Spirit on
such verses, and he will grow much in grace. As we believe _that_
text, so we shall realise the presence of God in our hearts, and,
having Him there, we have as a sequence holiness and love. He alone
can make us believe the truth and keep it in mind."

_"March 15, 1882._--It had struck me before, in 1865, that the
ordinary Christian life of _non-assurance_ was not a sufficient
gain to have come from Christ's incarnation and death; then I
learnt _assurance_, then followed the knowledge of His indwelling,
then the solution in my mind of the problem of the safety of
others; and then I halted, having given up the thought that in this
life it was possible to regenerate the body, putting down its
failings as venial and connected with our human infirmities. In
time it came to me that surely some growth, some improvement, ought
to be made, some increased sanctification ought to be expected,
one ought not to be so very barren; glimpses of selfishness,
self-seeking pride, and a certain weariness of one's _chateaux
d'Espagne_ came to me, and led to this--Christ dwelleth in us, and
His light enlightens all dark places."

He held very strongly the teaching of the Apostle in Rom. vii., that we
have two natures contending for the mastery, the one good and the other
evil. Writing to his sister he says:--

"We are torn in twain by our two natures, namely, our own judgment
and our faith, and the result must be inconsistent work. How can it
be otherwise? In appearance the Bible is inconsistent, and so must
we be who fulfil it. The only consolation is to fall back on the
text, 'Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and lean not unto
thine own understanding.'"

And again on the 6th October 1878:--

"You cannot evade it: we are each composed of two beings--one of
which we see, which is temporal, which will fulfil certain works in
the world; and one unseen, eternal, and which is alw