He that hath the son of God he hath life eternal; and he that had not the son of God let him profess all the Scriptures from Genesis to Revelation he had not life. (C. J., I., p. 136.) Possessing the Scriptures. And ye are sanctified through the obedience of the spirit, and so come to witness the scriptures pure and clear as they are without any mixture as holy men possessed them and gave them forth, so holy men possess them and give them forth again and witness them again. Oh, do not read these things without, nor look at them to be hard, but at the love of God to thee in showing thee thy condition. For all the scriptures were given forth from an inward principle. (C. J., I., p. 96.) VIII. Sin. Pleading for Unholiness. When I was in prison, diverse professors came to discourse with me; and I had a sense, before they spoke, that they came to plead for sin and imperfection. I asked them, Whether they were believers and had faith? And they said Yes. I asked them, In whom? And they said, In Christ. I replied, If ye are true believers in Christ, you are passed from death to life and if passed from death, then from sin that bringeth death. And if your faith be true, it will give you victory over sin and the devil; for they said they could not believe that any could be free from sin on this side the grave. I bid them give over babbling about the Scriptures which were holy men's words, whilst they pleaded for unholiness. (_Journal_, 8th ed., II., p. 56.) Perfection.