The work of the Holy Spirit - pagina 507

— IMPLANTED DISPOSITIONS

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and in the moral world, for his degood or evil. And these qualities differ in different men. One loves food which another abhors. The judgment of one is blunt, and of another sharp. One calls handsome what another calls unsightly; good, what another deems evil. Hence there must be a difference in men's essential conditions, which may spring from their respecSome men have these tive tempers, education, occupations, etc. group do not consider cursing one Men of differences in common. another abhor it and those of enjoy it; sinful, but rather seem to these there must between two that proves This protest against it. different cause there without a for something; be a difference of causes some difference which this And can be no different effect. the disposition is called abhor it others to and men to enjoy cursing beautiful, ugly, or indifferent

;

sires are righteous or unrighteous, noble or base,

of a

man's personality.

may be holy or unholy, but never indifferent. Being corrupt unholy in unregenerate human nature, it can not be holy in the and regenerate unless God create it in them. That which is born of the flesh is flesh. All our running and racing, toiling and slaving, can not create in us a holy disposition. God alone can do that. As He has the power by regeneration to change the root of life, so can He It

also

He

by

sanctification

change the

could have done this at

disposition of the affections.

once, just

our nature at once perfect in

all its

as in regeneration, by

dispositions; but

And

making

He that

giveth

no account of any of His matters has not been pleased to do so. Of course. He delivers His child at once from the bondage of sin

;

but as a rule the sanctification of his dispositions

except in deceased infants bed.

In

all

elect,

and men converted on

is

gradual

their death-

others the implanting of holy dispositions goes step

by

sometimes even with temporal relapse. Without this increase in Christ there can be no sanctification; and the soul that falls short of sanctification, what ground has it to glory in its election? step,

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