44 Spiritual perfeEtion. vine all fiance to enable us to be like God in the kind of Holinefs, though not in the perfeEtion of degrees. And though we cannot attain to Perfeaiori here, we may be afcending to it. The Apoftle exhorts Chriftians to firive for the corn - yrehenifon of the heigth and depth, and length and bredth of the love of Chrift, that gaffes knowledge : That is, we muff be adding new degrees of Light in our Minds. We cannot know a wg are known, till we come to the full inlightned ftate above ; and we cannot be bay a- God is h&j; till we come to his transforming pretence in Heaven , but we muft be afpiring to it. We have the moil ex- celleiit incouragement to this Duty ; For if we are zealous in our defiçes and endeavours, God will pardon our imper- feaions, and accept us as if they were perfea : But chore who are fettled in their defeas, and lye ftill in their lazi. nets, w ill be juftly condemned. . 'Tis obieEted, That this Duty is at lea! extreamy difficult. To this I an. Ewer aó Difficulty is an unreafonable pre. tence in matters of indifpenfable Duty, and infinite contequence. Our Saviour Commands us to fir.ive to enter in at the Tait gate for raft is the gate , and arrow id sheway, Cris hard to find, and 2a
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