If sin abounds in us, grace abounds much more in him; nor would he suffer sin to remain in his people, if he did not know how to overrule it, and make it an occasion of endearing his love and grace so much the more to our souls. The Lord forbid that we should plead his goodness as an encouragement to sloth and indifference. Humiliation, godly sorrow, and self-abasement become us; but at the same time we may rejoice in the Lord. Though sin remains it shall not have dominion over us. Though it wars in us it shall not prevail against us. We have a mercy-seat sprinkled with blood, we have an Advocate with the Father, we are called to his warfare, and we fight under the eye of the Captain of our salvation, who is always near to renew our strength, to heal our wounds, and to cover our heads in the heat of battle.
John Newton — Cardiphonia; or, The Utterance of the Heart, in the Course of a Real Correspondence (Philadelphia: Presbyterian Board of Publication), Letter to the Rev. Mr. P., June 13, 1772, p. 234
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