ve his pardon. This is
justification. He is justified from all his sins through true repentance
and faith. Those are the Scriptural conditions for justification, but
the conditions for sanctification are consecration and faith. Repentance
and consecration are vastly different. The first means to give up all
sinful things, with a godly sorrow for all sins committed, and a solemn
determination that by the grace of God all sinning shall forever cease.
The second means to yield up to God all our good things, every sacred
treasure of our heart and affections, with our body and every ransomed
power, as a living sacrifice. The first is God's requirement of every
sinner. The second is his requirement of every justified believer. The
first is all that the guilty sinner can possibly comprehend. The second
is that which only the justified believer can comprehend. Therefore it
is utterly impossible for us to get sanctified at the time of our
justification. The two are distinct and separate works of grace,
obtained upon distinct and separate conditions.

Some people have vainly believed, and some vainly teach, that there is
but one work of grace; but such a doctrine is contrary to the word of
God, the conditions of the plan of redemption, and the glorious
testimonies of thousands of saints who have lived in the past and those
who are living witnesses today. It is perfectly natural and logical to
every honest and willing child of God who is not yet sanctified to soon
believe that there is a second work of grace. Perhaps it will take a few
months for some to find out their need, but it is only a question of
time till every one will find an inward longing for something more, to
satisfy the inward condition of the heart. To prove this statement let
us listen to the testimonies of those who are simply justified and have
had no teaching on sanctification, whether their Christian life be one
of years or but a few months. Everyone who stands in this justified
relation with God gives expression in some respects according to the
following: "I thank God for salvation and am not sorry that I ever gave
my heart to God, but I do feel the need of a deeper work of grace."
Another will say, "Pray for me that I may have a clean heart." Another
will request prayer for perfect love; another will confess to having
been overcome by sin, and having made some crooked paths, and feels
sorry and wants to get nearer to God and get a better experience.

Now w