But I am persuaded they are all lies direct from hell. John argues the opposite way-‘If any man sins, we have an advocate with the Father;’ … The holy sensitiveness of the soul that shrinks from the touch of sin, the acute susceptibility of the conscience at the slightest shade of guilt, will of necessity draw the spiritual mind frequently to the blood of Jesus.
And herein lies the secret of a heavenly walk. Acquaint yourself with it, my reader, as the most precious secret of your life. He who lives in the habit of a prompt and minute acknowlegment of sin, with his eye reposing calmly, believing, upon the crucified Redeemer, soars in spirit where the eagle’s pinion [wings] range not.”
–Octavius Winslow, 1808-1878, considered by some to be one of the foremost Baptist preachers of the nineteenth century. He was a direct descendant of Edward Winslow, a pilgrim leader who came to the New World on the Mayflower.
http://www.raisinggodlytomatoes.com/ch07.asp Jennifer this is what I was talking about Tomato staking last night.