Conversion to God is the work of the Spirit. It is the Spirit alone that can effectually remove the vail. In the first ages of the Church, preaching was attended with power. The gospel is preached in many places in the visible Church; no effects follow; they hear without concern. They even loathe the manna; they have a relish for the flesh-pots of Egypt. It is manifest the vail remains upon their hearts. But when God's good time comes for converting the heathen, and visiting his Church in mercy, the great Conqueror will gird his sword upon his thigh, and with his sharp arrows shall pierce the enemies of the King. Congregations shall not sit sleeping; the Word will come with power, and they shall take salvation to heart. When they shall see their misery by nature and practice, the glad tidings of the gospel will be a feast to their souls.
Lachlan Mackenzie — Lachlan Mackenzie, Sermons Preached at Lochcarron, Ross-shire, by the Late Rev. Lachlan Mackenzie, Minister of That Parish, with Memoir by His Sister, and Preface by the Rev. W. Mackenzie (Edinburgh: Johnstone and Hunter, 1849), Sermon II, "The Mountain of the Lord," pp. 48–49
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