We sometimes judge the condition of religion too leniently, or else we err on the other side, and judge too severely. Godliness is a lifelong business. I am glad to hope that some men are converted to God amid war and earthquakes and pestilence; but I am inclined to be suspicious of that kind of conversion, for fear it should die with its cause. Many men are fondly persuaded that either they need no saving or that they can save themselves. If men become obedient by compulsion, but would disobey if