...knows no Stain ; and an Humility of Mind, that is free from all Elatement. In a Word ; it requires Us to be perfect, even as our FATHER which is in Heaven is perfctt *. * Matt. v. 48. DO Do any of your Actions come up to this exalted Standard ? Are any of your...

...they now are! We mould then live heaven-like. For this caufe, the blefled Jefus has commanded us, " to be perfect even as our " Father which is in heaven is perfect." Matt. v. 48. That is, we ought to endeavour, to the very utmoft of our power, to make all...

...make Men not juft fo far virtuous, and no farther; but to make them as virtuous and pious as poffible. Accordingly we are commanded to grow in Grace, to...perfect, even as our Father which is in Heaven is perfect ; to be holy, as He is holy ; merciful, as He is merciful. The Degrees indeed of thefe Perfections...

...all filthinefs of the flefh and Spirit, perfefting holinefs in the fear of God." II. Cor. vii. i. — to be " perfect even as our Father which is in heaven is perfeft." Matt. v. 48. That is, to ufe the help the Holy Ghoft gives, in order to acquire the Chriftian...

...neglect even their common daily comforts, if they looked steadily up to the Father of us all, and strove to be " perfect, even as our Father which is in heaven is perfect." They would not then be so likely to take a heavy rent from their poor tenant, and leave him...

...in one word, to be patterns and examples of righteousness, sobriety and godliness, and to endeavour to be perfect, even as our Father, which is in heaven, is. perfect. Such are the practical duties taught and enjoined by the Christian religion ; which contain...

...worldly-minded, who, admitting the necessity of imperfection, make no stand against it. " We are told to ' be perfect, even as our Father which is in Heaven, is perfect ;'J life is to be a constant labour to attain it; »nd if we use our unceasing and earnest...

...that is the author of this calling, is holy, so are we to be Holy in all manner of conversation^, and to be perfect, even as our Father which is in heaven is perfect**. Here will therefore be room for improvement, not only during our continuance in the present...

...righteous it is not possible to be righteous overmuch — Wo are to " walk as Christ himself walked," and to " be perfect even as our Father which is in heaven is perfect" — Have you attained much? be thankful for it; but go forward — If you were as holy as...

...worldly-minded, •who, admitting the necessity of imperfection, make no stand against it. We are told to " be perfect, even as our FATHER which is in Heaven is perfect;"* life is to be a constant labour to attain it ; and if we use our unceasing and earnest endeavours,...