2. The Meaning of Sanctification - Enter His Rest

completed whole. See Alford on II Thessalonians 1:10 and I Peter 3:6.
The aorists of verbs denoting sanctification and perfection quoted in this essay belong to
no one of these exceptional classes.
We have looked in vain to find one of these verbs in the imperfect tense when individuals
are spoken of. The verb hagiazo, to sanctify, is always aorist or perfect. See Acts 20:32;
26:18; Rom.15:16; I Cor. 1:2; II Tim. 2:21; Heb. 10:10, 29; Jude 1. The same may be said
of the verbs katharizo and hegnizo, to purify. Our inference is that the energy of the Holy
Spirit in the work of entire sanctification, however long the preparation, is put forth at a
stroke by a momentary act. This is corroborated by the universal testimony of those who
have experienced this grace.
NOTES
Preface
1 Auguste Sabatier, Religions of Authority, p. 236
2 Ketmeth Scott Latourette, A History of the Expansion of Christianity, Vol. IV: The Great Century, p. 177
3 Clement, The Stromata, Book VII, chap. 10
4 Adolph Harnack, History of Dogma, Vol. VII, p. 202
Chapter 1
5 Charles Hodge, Systematic Theology, Vol. III, p. 213
6 Ibid., pp. 220-221, 223-224, 245-249
7 The Westminster Confession of Faith, chap. 13
8 Ibid., chap. 32
Chapter 2
9 Tertullian, On Baptism, chap. 6
10 Ibid., chap. 7
11 Ibid., chap. 8
12 Tertullian, On the Resurrection of the Flesh, p. 551
13 The Epistles of Cyprian, LXXII, to Jubaianus
14 Eusebius Emesemus, “Sermon on Pentecost” (middle of the fourth century) 15 Chysostom, Homliy
XVIII (latter part of the fourth century) 16 Augustine, On The Trinity, Book XV, chap. 26
17 Augustine, Sermon 21
18 J. Gilchrist Lawson, Deeper Experiences of Famous Christians 19 George P. Fisher, History of Christian
Doctrine, p. 96
20 Cf. J. Gilchrist Lawson, Op. Cit.
21 Philip Schaff, Creeds of Christendom, Vol. III, pp. 794-795 Chapter 3
22 See Darwell Stone, “The Mystical Interpretation of the Old Testament,” in A New Commentary on Holy
Scriptures, p. 688
23 Cf. Johannes Weiss, The History of Primitive Christianity, Vol. I, p. 335 Chapter 4
24 John Wesley, Plain Account of Christian Perfection, p. 50 25 The Thirty—Nine Articles of the Church
of England (1562), Art. IX 26 The Formula of Concord (1576), Art. VI
27 The French Confession of Faith (1559), Art. XI
28 The Canons of the Synod of Dort, Fifth Head of Doctrine. Art I 29 The Westminster Confession of Faith
(1647), chap. 6, sec. 5 30 Ibid., chap. 13, sec. 2
31 The Council of Trent, decree concerning original sin
32 Prof. W. H. Howard, The Abingdon Commentary, p. 1175 33 George Barker Stevens, The Theology of
the New Testament, p. 345 Chapter 5
34 The Works of Plato, translated by B. Jowett, pp. 65-67
Chapter 6
35 Gustav Friedrich Oehler, Theology of the Old Testament, pp. 161-162 36 Alfred Edersheim, The Life
and Times of Jesus the Messiah, p. 167 37 Apocrapha, IV Ezra 3:21-28; 7:46-48, 118-119
38 Apocrapha, The Wisdom of Sirach 37:3
Chapter 8
39 G. D. Watson, Coals of Fire, p. 102