 | Jeremiah Seed - 1750 - Počet stránok 336
...virtuous and pious as poflible. Accordingly we are commanded to grow in Grace, to go on to Perfection, to be perfect, even as our Father which is in Heaven is perfeSl; to be holy, as tie is holy-, merciful, as He is merciful. The Degrees indeed of thefe Perfections... | |
 | James Hervey - 1755 - Počet stránok 452
...knows no Stain ; and an Humility of Mind, that is free from all Elatement. In a Word ; it requires Us to be perfect, even as our FATHER which is in Heaven is perfctt *. * Matt. v. 48. DO Do any of your Actions come up to this exalted Standard ? Are any of your... | |
 | Edward Goldney - 1760 - Počet stránok 192
...they now are! We mould then live heaven-like. For this caufe, the blefled Jefus has commanded us, " to be perfect even as our " Father which is in heaven is perfect." Matt. v. 48. That is, we ought to endeavour, to the very utmoft of our power, to make all the chriftian... | |
 | Jeremiah Seed - 1770 - Počet stránok 546
...virtuous and pious as poffible. Accordingly we are commanded to grow in Grace, to go on to Perfection, to be perfect, even as our Father which is in Heaven is perfect ; to be holy, as He is holy ; merciful, as He is merciful. The Degrees indeed of thefe Perfections... | |
 | Thomas Bowman - 1790 - Počet stránok 260
...all filthinefs of the flefh and Spirit, perfefting holinefs in the fear of God." II. Cor. vii. i. — to be " perfect even as our Father which is in heaven is perfeft." Matt. v. 48. That is, to ufe the help the Holy Ghoft gives, in order to acquire the Chriftian... | |
 | George Isaac Huntingford - 1795 - Počet stránok 362
...example, which can be known to us, is an indifpenfable duty fuggefted by reafon ; and that we fhould be perfect " even as our Father which is in ** Heaven is perfect",'' is the exprefs 16 St. Matth. v. 48. Disc, command of Revelation. Every repetition of prayer, made with... | |
 | Samuel Carr - 1801 - Počet stránok 390
...station ; in one word, to be patterns and examples of righteousness, sobriety and godliness, and to endeavour to be perfect, even as our Father, which is in heaven, is. perfect. Such are the practical duties taught and enjoined by the Christian religion ; which contain alt the... | |
 | 1850 - Počet stránok 376
...neglect even their common daily comforts, if they looked steadily up to the Father of us all, and strove to be " perfect, even as our Father which is in heaven is perfect." They would not then be so likely to take a heavy rent from their poor tenant, and leave him with a... | |
 | 1807 - Počet stránok 508
...worldly-minded, who, admitting the necessity of imperfection, make no stand against it. " We are told to ' be perfect, even as our Father which is in Heaven, is perfect ;'J life is to be a constant labour to attain it; »nd if we use our unceasing and earnest endeavours,... | |
 | Philip Doddridge - 1803 - Počet stránok 666
...that is the author of this calling, is holy, so are we to be Holy in all manner of conversation^, and to be perfect, even as our Father which is in heaven is perfect**. Here will therefore be room for improvement, not only during our continuance in the present life, but... | |
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perfect even as our Father which is in Heaven is perfect. 
