And I tell you what, there never will be, there never can be, a, particle of creature work or merit in sanctification. Nothing will do but the finished work of Christ.  The hope must go of any betterness in self before we have any manifestive hope in Christ.  When the Lord is pleased to bring manifestive sanctification into your conscience, you will know something of being drawn by the cords of a man, and with the bands of love.  When your vows fail, when your promises fail, and all seems to fail, then you will know something of being sanctified in Christ Jesus and that there is no holiness but in and from him.