Spiritual PerfeHion. will adopt us into the Line of Heaven I will be your Father, and ye (hall be my Sons and Daughters. The qualifications are, the purifying our (elves from all de- filements, and ftriving to be entirely ho- ly. By the order of God, every Leper was to be excluded from the Camp of Ifrael ; and will he have Communion with the Souls of Men , over-fpread with the Leprofie, and covered with the llcers of Sin ? There is a fpecial em- 'Oath in the words, faith the lord Al- mighty. Without the cleanfing and re- newing of Sinners, Omnipotence cannot receive them into his Favour and Family., There are fatal bars fix'd , which the unholy cannot break through. The Propoftion that arifes from the words is this : The Promifis of the G e1 lay the moft powerful obligations on Chri- ftians, ta ftrive forthe attainment of pure and perfect In the management of this Subje&, I will firft confider the Duty as aeted up- on our felves. 2. The parts of it ; The cleanfing from Sin, and perfecting Holinefs. 3. The force of the Motives the precious and unvaluable Promifes of the Gofpel : And makeApplicationof them. 3. Wig
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