"Sin has a retributive power. At the moment of commission it implants a sting in the conscience which, in the impenitent man, lights a flame, which, without the application of the Precious Blood, is never extinguished. In Holiness the sting is extracted, and the fire is quenched. Is not that blessed? "Holiness supposes deliverance from the defilement of sin. "Sin pollutes the imagination, defiles the memory, and is a filth-creating leaven, which, unless purged away, ultimately corrupts and rots the whole being. "In Holiness all the filth is cleansed away. The soul is washed in the Blood of the Lamb. This is the reason for so much being said in the Bible, and in the experience of entirely sanctified people, about purity of heart. Is not that blessed? "Holiness means complete deliverance from the bondage of sin. "Every time a sin is committed, the inclination to do the same again is encouraged, and those habits which belong to the evil nature are strengthened until they assume the mastery of the soul, and the soul comes more and more under the tyranny of evil. "In conversion the chains that bind men to sin are broken, but the tendency to evil still lingers behind. In Holiness the bondage is not only entirely destroyed, and the soul completely delivered from these evil tendencies, but is free to do the will of God, so far as it is known, as really as it is done in Heaven. Is not that blessed? "Holiness supposes the deliverance of the soul from the rule and reign of selfishness. "The essence of sin is selfishness; that is, the unreasoning, improper love of self. The essence of Holiness is benevolence. Holy souls are mastered by love, filled with love. Is not that blessed? "It will be seen, then, that the Officer who enjoys this experience of Holiness will have received power from God to live a life consciously separated from sin. "A man cannot be living in a God-pleasing state if he is knowingly living in sin, or consenting to it, which amounts to the same thing. Let us look a little more closely at this. "Holiness will mean a present separation from all that is openly or secretly untrue. "Any one pretending to be doing the will of God, while acting untruthfully or deceitfully in his dealings with those around him, is not only guilty of falsehood, but of hypocrisy. "To be holy is to be sincere. "Holiness means separation from all open and secret dishonesty. This applies to everything like defrauding another of that which is his just and lawful due. "Holiness also means separation from all that is unjust. "Doing unto others as you would that they should do to you, may be truly described as one of the lovely flowers and fruits of Purity.