Spiritual PerfeHion. Scripture, that Grace is to be confidered in union with other Graces. Our Sa- viour tells us , Whoever believes fhall be faved : And St. Paul, infpired by the Spirit of our Saviour, faith, That Faith feparute from Charity is of no avail for Salvation. Though I have all Faith, f that I could remove mountains, and have not Charity, I am nothing. A Faith that does not work by Love, and is not pro. duaive of Obedience , is of no faving efficacy. St. games puts the Queí'ion What dotk it profit my Brethren, though a Man fays, he hath Faith, and hath not Works? Can Faith favehim ? 'Tis clent it does not : For nothing afferts or denies more ftrongly than a Qzeflion. He that does not by Faith the Son of God live a holy Life, mufft aye for ever, St, gohn aiures us, That we are in a flats g John rg, of favour with God, if we love the 13rem three. We know that ive have paffed from Death to Life, becaufe we love the Brethren. But the fncerity of our Love to the Children of God, is proved by our Love 1fl a. to Gad, and keeping his Commandments, and is 'infeparable from it Where- ever Salvation is promifed to a particu- lar Duty, it muff be underftood in a col- 1eaive fenfe, 'We read, Whoever (hall ls 2. 21' call upon the name of the Lord , ¡hall be laved: lint a prevailing Prayer muff pro- teed
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