While we keep aloof in general statements, there is little fruit to be expected; it is the hand-fight that does execution.
Joseph Alleinewith the true convert, holiness is woven into all his powers, principles, and practice.
Joseph AlleineWhatever... you pretend... if any of you be a prayerless person, or a scoffer, or a lover of evil company, in a word, if you are not a holy, strict, and self-denying Christian, you cannot be saved.
Joseph AlleineConversion is a work above man's power... Never think you can convert yourself. If ever you would be savingly converted, you must despair of doing it in your own strength. It is a resurrection from the dead, a new creation, a work of absolute omnipotence... Conversion is a supernatural work.
Joseph Alleine