“When a poor soul is somewhat awakened by the terrors of the Lord, then the poor creature, being born under the covenant of works, flies directly to a covenant of works again. And as Adam and Eve hid
(George Whitefield, 1741, Glasgow)themselves … and sewed fig leaves… so the poor sinner, when awakened, flies to his duties and to his performances, to hidehimself from God, and goes to patch up a righteousness of his own. Says he, I will be mighty good now–I will reform–I will do all I can; and then certainly Jesus Christ will have mercy on me.”
How glorious! Today I am, by the exceeding grace of God, enabled to preach the unsearchable riches of Christ!
Titus 3:5ff. ‘not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us…through Jesus Christ our Saviour [we are] justified by His grace…’