Ve of God, yet certainly no true believer should remain satisfied in the
absence of this blessed peace. Not a few had hitherto been accustomed to
take for granted that they might be Christians, though they knew of no
change, and had never thought of enjoying the knowledge of the love of
God as their present portion. They heard that others, who were reckoned
believers, had doubts; so they had come to consider fears and doubts as
the very marks of a believing soul. The consequence had been, that in
past days many concluded themselves to be Christians because they seemed
to be in the very state of mind of which those who were reputed to be
believers spoke, viz. doubt and alarm. Alas! in _their_ case there could
be nothing else, for they had only a name to live. Some one wrote to
him, putting several questions concerning conversion, assurance, and
faith, which had been stirred up by his ministry. The import of the
questions may be gathered from his reply, which was as follows:-- "1. _I
doubt if there are many saints who live and die without a comfortable
sense of forgiveness and acceptance with God._ The saints of whom the
Bible speaks seem to have enjoyed it richly both in life and death. See
the murderers of our Lord, Acts 2:41;
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