Spiritual Perfeciion. 369 Ceive, are from the deareft Love of God Suppofing the Angels receive as great Favours from his bountiful Hand, yet there is a clearer difcovery of his Heart, his tender and compaffionate Love in our Salvation. How íhould this Confe- deration infpire our Prayers with a holy Heat, that God would inlighten our Minds to know his holy, acceptable and perfeE Will, and incline our Wills to choofe it, and enable us to do it, as the Angels, the molt illuminate and zealous Servants of God ? 4. The Scripture has lighted up ex - cellent Examples of Holinefs in the Lives of the Saints upon Earth, for our dire.- &ion and imitation, There is a great advantage by lookingon Examples ; they are more inftruaive than naked Pre- cepts, and more clearly convey theknow- ledge of our, Duty. A Work done in our fight by another, direas us better in the praáifèe, of it , is more acceptable , and of more powerful efficacy to reform us, than Counfel and Admonition by words. A Reproof, if fpoken with an imperious air, wherein Vanity has a vi- Qble afcendant, is heard with diftafte, and often with difdain ; but an excellent Example is a filF,nt Reproof, not direct- ed immediately to irregular Perfons, but difcovers what ought to be done, and B b leaves
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