He did not merely apprehend the truth--the truth laid hold of him.

The divine blessing flowed into him as it flowed into the heart of St.Paul, St.Augustine, and others of that type, subduing all earthly desires and wishes.

What he says in his book about the freeness of God's grace drawing forth feelings of affectionate love to Him who bought him with his blood, and the sense of deep obligation to Him for his mercy, that had influenced, in some small measure, his conduct ever since, is from him most significant.

Accustomed to suppress all spiritual emotion in his public writings, he would not have used these words if they had not been very real.

They give us the secret of his life.