God does not share with us the glory of sanctification, any more than he shares with us the glory of justification. He must do all, or nothing. William Law: “A root set in the finest soil, in the best climate, and blessed with all that sun and air and rain can do for it, is not in so sure a way of its growth to perfection, as every man may be whose spirit aspires after all that which God is ready and infinitely desirous to give him. For the sun meets not the springing bud that stretches toward him with half that certainty as God, the source of all good, communicates himself to the soul that longs to partake of him.” (_g_) The object of this faith is Christ himself, as the head of a new humanity and the source of truth and life to those united to him. _2 Cor. 3:18_—“_we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord the Spirit_”; _Eph. 4:13_—“_till we all attain unto the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a fullgrown man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ._” Faith here is of course much more than intellectual faith,—it is the reception of Christ himself. As Christianity furnishes a new source of life and energy—in the Holy Spirit: so it gives a new object of attention and regard—the Lord Jesus Christ. As we get air out of a vessel by pouring in water, so we can drive sin out only by bringing Christ in. See Chalmers’ Sermon on The Expulsive Power of a New Affection. Drummond, Nat. Law in the Spir. World, 123‐140—“Man does not grow by making efforts to grow, but by putting himself into the conditions of growth by living in Christ.” _1 John 3:3_—“_every one that hath this hope set on him_ (ἐπ᾽ αὐτῷ) _purifieth himself, even as he is pure._” Sanctification does not begin from within. The objective Savior must come first. The hope based on him must give the motive and the standard of self‐purification. Likeness comes from liking. We grow to be like that which we like. Hence we use the phrase “I like,” as a synonym for “I love.” We cannot remove frost from our window by rubbing the pane; we need to kindle a fire. Growth is not the product of effort, but of life. “_Taking thought_,” or “_being anxious_” (_Mat. 6:27_), is not the way to grow. Only take the hindrances out of the way, and we grow without care, as the tree does. The moon makes no effort to shine, nor has it any power of its own to shine. It is only a burnt out cinder in the sky. It shines only as it reflects the light of the sun. So we can shine “_as lights in the world_” (_Phil. 2:15_), only as we reflect Christ, who is “_the Sun of Righteousness_” (_Mal. 4:2_) and “_the Light of the world_” (_John 8:12_).