AFTER being cleansed in the laver of regeneration, strengthened by the Holy Ghost, and fed with the body and blood of Christ, man would seem to need no further aids to secure his salvation. But his will is free; his flesh, since the Fall, is weak. He is therefore able and inclined to transgress. God, too, on His side, for His own wise purposes, permits sin to take place (supra, § 159). But He does not leave man helpless. “As a father hath compassion on his children, so hath the