Grievous  crimes  are  mentioned  also,  and  we  are
warned  against  them  ;  but  how  ?  does  St.  Paul  for
an  instant  suppose  that  a  Christian,  remaining  a
Christian,  can  be  guilty  of  them  ?  Does  he  say,  if  a
Christian  is  unclean,  or  covetous,  or  the  like,  that
of  course  he  must  repent  indeed  and  amend,  but
still  that  he  is  safe  if  he  has  faith  ?  Far  from  it ;  he
speaks  as  if  such  sins  were  impossible  in  Christians;
he  does  not  enter  into  the  case  of  a  Christian  who
has  been  guilty  of  them.  "  For  this  ye  know,  that
no  fornicator,  nor  unclean  person,  nor  covetous  man,
....  hath  any  inheritance  in  the  kingdom  of  Christ
and  God."  Therefore  the  Apostle  warns  his  brethren
not  to  be  "partakers  with  the  children  of  disobedi-
ence, for  they  were  darkness,  but  are  light  in  the
Lord,"  in  that  Spirit,  whose  fruit  is  "  goodness,
righteousness,  and  truth,"  and  in  that  light  which
detects  all  that  is  evil ;  for  the  words  have  been
spoken  over  them,  "  Awake  thou  that  sleepest,  and
arise  from  the  dead,  and  Christ  shall  give  thee  light."
Now  consider,  again,  the  sixth  and  eighth  chapters
of  the  Romans,  which  are  more  remarkable  because
they  are  in  contrast  with  other  parts  of  the  Epistle.
