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 ures of sin more than the pleasures of holiness.

Conscience is the only servant that is willing to open, but her voice is not lis- tened to. Unbelief says no, Self-right- eousness says no, Indifference says no, and Procrastination is sent to say, "Go thy way for this time; at a more convenient season we will call for thee." At this Satan rejoices and makes a feast to his servants; but God writes upon the wall of the palace, God hath numbered thy kingdom and it is finished. Satan reads it, and as he reads he trembles; he feels the pillars of his palace shaking and his