tell you whence this misunderstanding arises. It is because men remain unacquainted alike with the holiness of God and with the dreadful character of sin. This is why many suppose that if they but have repentance, and seek to live a better life, and pray to God, that God will on account of this great change receive them. It is not so, my friend. That you become changed is so far good. That you pray to be changed by the Spirit of God is still better. But this is not enough, simply because it does