Genesis 17:1
The Perfect Path—Richard Alleine
You should level at perfection of holiness, and no mark short of perfection should limit or bound your aims: “Having these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from (all) filthiness of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God” (2 Cor. 7:1).
Though perfect holiness cannot be attained, yet it must be aimed at; though we cannot reach into it, yet we must be reaching towards it; though we cannot obtain, yet we must be still following after. Because we cannot obtain all that is desirable, but there will be still while we live, something that is before, which we are yet short of; therefore our motion in religion must be constantly a progressive motion; we must still be going forward, and reaching out to that which is before, that our works may be more, and our hearts may be better at last that at first (Prov. 4:18).
The path of the just must shine more and more unto perfect day; grace must be growing up till it be swallowed up in glory.
Readings taken from Day by Day with the English Puritans
The Perfect Path—Richard Alleine
You should level at perfection of holiness, and no mark short of perfection should limit or bound your aims: “Having these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from (all) filthiness of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God” (2 Cor. 7:1).
Though perfect holiness cannot be attained, yet it must be aimed at; though we cannot reach into it, yet we must be reaching towards it; though we cannot obtain, yet we must be still following after. Because we cannot obtain all that is desirable, but there will be still while we live, something that is before, which we are yet short of; therefore our motion in religion must be constantly a progressive motion; we must still be going forward, and reaching out to that which is before, that our works may be more, and our hearts may be better at last that at first (Prov. 4:18).
The path of the just must shine more and more unto perfect day; grace must be growing up till it be swallowed up in glory.
Readings taken from Day by Day with the English Puritans
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