Wesley Corpus

we shpuld not aim to do his holy will in the most perfect manner. This is the new cove nant with man, and he has promised to give ns a new heart and renew a right spirit, "wven the power of loving Him with all our heart and mind and strength. Thirdly,, a, constant progress in Christianity is the indispensable duty of all ranks and de grees of Christians. They that would hope in time to attain to the highest degree of holiness, must, as the Jloyal Psalmist expresses it, go on from " strength to strength." As long as we can be better than we are, and fancy ourselves so far advanced that we cannot go farther, we have especial need to follow the apostle's advice, «' Not to think of ourselves more highly than we ought to think." Alas ! whilst we are in this world, we are surrounded with snares, beset with temptation, are sometimes overcome, often repent and sin again ; therefore we may be sure that we have not yet attained, neither are already perfect ; our crown is not put into our possession, nor the victory over our spiri tual enemies completely gained : still, there