From the Introduction: I do not collect this multitude of proof texts because I think them necessary to establish the point. One clear, unequivocal passage of Scripture is sufficient to establish any doctrine; and such are the most of them that are herein cited. But, so deep and strong are the prejudices of some that they will never yield their all to God, until they are overwhelmed with the fact, that this deeper rest of the soul in God is the cardinal and all-pervading truth of the Bible. Besides, we think the work will aid holiness teachers and all who are in the light of full salvation, by presenting, in a classified form, most of the Scripture on the subject.
All literary defects, we hope, will be passed in the spirit of Christian charity. We have written in the fear of the Lord: yea, in the very presence of God; with holy reverence for His Word, and, I trust, a due regard to the account we must give to God for the use we have made of it. Nevertheless we may have written error, which the kind reader will please attribute to an imperfect judgment, the common lot of all men in the present life.
With a sweet and peaceful assurance that, in my limited ability, I have done the will of my Heavenly Father: I leave all the results with Him, who discerns the intentions of every heart, and can make even the weak and imperfect things of His children to praise Him.—Daniel S. Warner
