I suppose no one will say, either that these words are not expressive of Christian faith; or, that they do not imply the strongest confidence in the love of God. It follows, _And every man that hath this hope in him, purifieth himself even as he is pure_. Hence it appears, that this faith is a saving faith, that there is the closest connexion between this faith and holiness. This text therefore is directly to the purpose, in respect of both the propositions to be proved. The other is, _We love him, because he first loved us_. And here also, for fear I should fail in the proof, you have drawn it up ready to my hands. “God sent his only son――to redeem us from sin, by purchasing for us grace and salvation. By which grace we――thro’ faith and repentance have our sins pardoned――and therefore we are bound to return the tribute of our love and gratitude, and to obey him faithfully as long as we live.” Now, that _we have our sins pardoned_, if we _do not know_ they are pardoned, cannot bind us either to love or obedience. But if we do know it, and by that very knowledge, or confidence in the pardoning love of God, are both bound and enabled to love and obey him, this is the whole of what I contend for. 2. You afterwards object against some other text which I had cited, to illustrate the nature of saving faith. My words were, “Hear believing _Job_, declaring his faith, _I know that |my| Redeemer liveth_.” I here affirm two things, 1. That _Job_ was then a believer. 2. That he declared his faith in these words. And all I affirm, you allow. Your own words are, “God was pleased to bestow upon him a strong assurance of his favour――to inspire him with a prophecy of the resurrection, and that he should have a share in it.” I went on, “Hear _Thomas_, when having seen he believed, crying out my Lord and my God.” Hereon you comment thus, “The meaning of which is that St. _Thomas_ makes a confession, both of his faith and repentance.” I agree with you. But you add, “in St. _Thomas_’s confession there is not implied an assurance of pardon,” you cannot agree with yourself in this; but immediately subjoin, “If it did imply such an assurance, he might well have it, since he had an immediate revelation of it from God himself.”