In the Spirit's Power - William W. Prescott

me! for I am undone; because I am a man of
unclean lips” (Isa. 6:5), and with Job we say, “I
abhor myself and repent in dust and ashes.” (Job
42:6) All this is made plain in the Scripture.
“Righteous art Thou, O Lord, and upright are Thy
judgments. Thy testimonies that Thou hast
commanded are righteous and very faithful!” “My
tongue shall speak of Thy word; for all Thy
commandments are righteousness.” (Ps. 119:137,
138, 172)
But while the law thus makes known sin to us
by setting forth the righteous character of God, and
being itself righteousness, it is yet utterly unable to
confer that righteousness upon us. “I do not
frustrate the grace of God; for if righteousness
come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.” (Gal.
2:21) “For if there had been a law given which
could have given life, verily righteousness should
have been by the law. But the Scripture hath
concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of
Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.”
(Gal. 3:21, 22) Here is where the work of Christ
avails for us, and the very object of that work is
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