...oppressed ! To the former, he is a consuming fire ; to the latter, all tenderness and compassion. Now, " be ye perfect, even as your Father who is in heaven is perfect." Imitate him in his views and feelings, as you contemplate the horrors of slavery. If, hitherto,...

...the end of time, the word Christian will represent each age a higher standard of human attainment. " Be ye perfect, even as your Father who is in heaven, is perfect." Such are the cardinal doctrines of Christ; and they are amply sufficient for the faith, and...

...disproved or rendered nugatory by such a test ? Take that grand and all inclusive precept of the Saviour, " Be ye perfect even as your Father who is in heaven is perfect." What is further from a practical realization in the world, or by the church, than this precept?...

...of Jesus Christ include perfect obedience to all the rules of rectitude ; that he requires of us, " Be ye perfect, even as your Father who is in heaven is perfect." Does faith include perfect obedience to all his commands, as the indispensable ground of...

...continuous prayer. It is the object, for obtaining which, God's own perfection is urged as our example. "Be ye perfect, even as your Father, who is in heaven, is perfect." To seek improvement, whatever it may cost, is therefore Scriptural. It is also certainly...

...of Jesus Christ include perfect obedience to all the rules of rectitude ; that he requires of us, " Be ye perfect, even as your Father who is in heaven is perfect." Does faith include perfect obedience to all his commands, as the indispensable ground of...

...fulness of joy and at thy right hand are pleasures for evermore.i' The exhortation of the Redeemer is " Be ye perfect, even as your Father who is in heaven is perfect." But Reader, should your experience be the reverse of that which I have supposed. Should it...

...obedience is unprofitable, since we find our Saviour himself urging his followers to seek perfection. " Be ye perfect, even as your Father who is in heaven is perfect."* On the other hand, there can be no doubt that the original word was used on another occasion...

...you, do good to them that hate you, that ye may be the children of your father, who is in heaven." " Be ye perfect even as your Father who is in heaven is perfect." The moral character of God is then the pattern, to which the gospel requires us to be conformed....

...you, do good to them that hate you, that ye may be the children of your father, who is in heaven." " Be ye perfect even as your Father who is in heaven is perfect." The moral character of God is then the pattern, to which the gospel requires us to be ccnformed....