a Luke i. G7— 69, 74, 75. ^ Eph. iv. 23, 24.
c Isai. xlviii. 1. ^ Matt. vi. 24.
God ; and we will walk in the name of the Lord our God, for ever and ever^." Yes ; " walk in the name of your incarnate God," whose name you bear : and let it be seen " whose you are, and whom you serve." Do this at all events, without compromising the matter, or " halting between two opinions." " If Baal be God, follow him : but if the Lord be God, then follow him^." Yes, and " follow him fully too^:" and if you are called to bear a cross for him, stay not till it is laid upon you by necessity ; but " take it up willingly, and follow him*' :" " follow him without the camp, bearing his reproach';" and, whatever be the cross laid upon you, rejoice, and " glory in it, for his sake ^." This is the Bible standard. Attempt not to lower it. Aspire after a full conformity to it. Your Lord well deserves this at your hands. It was not by measure that he expressed love to you. There was nothing which he did not forego for you ; nothing which he did not sustain for you. Walk ye, then, in his steps ; and have no other standard than this, to " love him as he has loved you," and to serve him as he has served you. Whatever he did for your salvation, that be ye ready to do for his honour. And whatever attainments ye have made, still endeavour to advance, " walking on" with ever-increasing zeal, " forgetting what is behind, and pressing- forward to that which is before, till the prize of your high calling is awarded to youV and you rest for ever in the bosom of your God.]
e Mic. iv. 5. f 1 Kings xviii. 21. s Josh. xiv. 8, 9.
ii Luke ix. 23. i Heb. xiii. 13. ^ Acts v. 41.
1 Phil. iii. 13, 14.