The grace of God is necessary for men of all characters and conditions. It is necessary, not only for the chief of sinners, but for those who are free from the pollutions of the world, to sanctify the motives of action, and to purify the wishes of their hearts. It is necessary, not only for the atrocious criminal, whose days have been numbered by the sentence of the law, and whose villany has filled every heart with horror, but for the judge by whom his doom is pronounced, however eminent he may be for decorum of manners, and for the upright and zealous administration of justice. The propriety of conduct which results merely from a regard to character, and the discharge of duty which is prompted only by the dread of reproach, cannot be accepted by him, who requires that the conduct be governed by his fear and love.

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