Does their perseverance depend partly on themselves, and partly on divine aid? This, at first sight, may appear plausible. But what part of this great and important work is it that depends on themselves? Is it their faith? This is the gift, and the work of God. Their repentance? this is the gift of their exalted Prince and Saviour. Their hope? This is given them through grace. Their love? This is shed abroad in their hearts by the Holy Ghost. Their peace? This is bequeathed to them by their divine Friend. Their knowledge? The knowledge of God is given them. Is it their hatred and opposition to sin? This is the necessary result of those pious affections, cherished in the heart. All these things are of God; as christians, they are his workmanship.
John Matthews — John Matthews, The Divine Purpose: Displayed in the Works of Providence and Grace; in a Series of Twenty Letters, Addressed to an Inquiring Friend, second edition (Richmond, Va.: Pollard and Converse, at the Franklin Printing-Office, 1827), Letter on perseverance, p. 116
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