3 Spiritual Perfecion. Now Faith is the means by which we receive the emanations of Grace from Chaff. The Apoftle tells us, The Life that I live in the flefh is by Faith in the Son of God. The firft plantationof Ho. linefs, and the higheft perfeaion of it at- tainable in theprefent Life, is by Faith, that unites us to Chrift. A fincere re- liance on him for continual fupplies of Grace, gives vertue and efficacy to the means prefcribed in the Word. We are commanded to grow in Grace, and in the experimental knowledge of our Lord and Saviour fefïvs ChriJ.l, the effeaual means to obtain it. 3. Contemplate our Saviour as the exemplary Caufe of our Holinefs. His Pattern is not only a powerful one (which is confidered before) but means to bring us to Perfe&ion. We are directed to look to 7efus , the author and finifher of our Faith, that we may run the race fit before us, till we come to its period and perfß- ±.Iion. In the Gofpel there is a divine reprefentation of the Obedience and Suf- ferings of our Saviour , wherein every Grace that adorns the Children of God, is exaEly reprefented, and all the Afl3i- aions and tender Tryals , wherewith God exercifes them in order to their Glo- ry, were confecrated by his Example. This is not a dead Qbjef propofed to our view,
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