sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans
vi. 11), and the act of the Holy Spirit, which makes the
reckoning good, there may be an interval of time, "a little
while" (Hebrews x. 37); but the act and state of steadfastly,
patiently, joyously, perfectly believing, which is man's part,
and the act of baptising with the Holy Ghost, cleansing as by
fire, which is God's part, bring about the one experience of
entire sanctification, and must not and cannot be logically
looked upon as two distinct blessings, any more than the act of
the husband and the act of the wife can be separated in the one
experience of marriage.

There are two works and two workers: God and man. Just as my
right arm and my left arm work when my two hands come together,
but the union of the two hands constitute one experience.

If my left arm acts quickly, my right arm will surely respond.
And so, if the soul, renouncing self and sin and the world, with
ardour of faith in the precious blood for cleansing, and in the
promise of the gift of the Holy Spirit, draws nigh to God, God
will draw nigh to that soul, and the blessed union will be
effected suddenly: and in that instant, what faith has reckoned
done will be done, the death-stroke will be given to "the old
man," sin will die, and the heart will be clean indeed, and
wholly alive toward God through our Lord Jesus Christ. It will
not be a mere "make-believe" experience, but a gloriously real
one.

It is possible that some have been led into confusion of thought
on this subject by not considering all the Scriptures bearing on