Spiritual PerfeEfion: infeEone another. The pollution is in- timate and radical, diffufive through all the Powers of the Soul , and Members of the Body. The Spirit of the Mind, the fupreme Faculty, with the Will and Affe&ions , want renewing. We are commanded to perfe& Holinefs ; to afpire and endeavour after our original Holinefs, and to be always advancing, till we arrive at the final confummate ífate of Holinefs in Heaven. In the fear of God. That Grace has an eminent caufality and influence in this Sandication of Chriftians. It is a powerful reftraint from Sins in thoughts and a&s, in folitude and fociety, tocon- fider God's pure and flaming Eye, that fees Sin wherever it is, in order to Judg- ment. Holy Fear excites us to exercife every Grace, and perform every Duty, in that manner, that we may be approv'd and accepted of God. 3. The Motive arifes from the excel- lencyof the Promifes, and the qualifica- tions requifite for the obtaining them. 'Tispromifed, that God will dwell in aa, andwalk in us ; whòfe gracious prefence is Heaven upon Earth. Strange Condef- cenfion ! that the God of Glory íhould dwell inTabernacles of Clay ; far grea- ter than if a King fhould dwell in a Cot- tage with one of his poor Subjeas. He B 3 will
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