...Church — " Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded." But immediately before he had said : — " Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect ; but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus. Here...

...of God." Was he not then a perfect character? Hear his own words in this epistle: " Not as though I had already " attained, either were already perfect. But this one " thing I do; forgetting the things that are behind, " and reaching forth to the things that are before, I •* press forward...

...example of modesty given us by the blessed apostle, " Not as though I had . ... already attained, or were already perfect -But this one thing I do; forgetting...things which are before, I press towards the mark," boldly arrogate to themselves such an absolute perfection, as would make them not to stand in need...

...happiness, as the great apostle St. Paul was. when he thus wrote to the Philipplans. " Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect — but this one thing I do, forgetting those .things which are behind, and Beaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward...

...this hope that animated Paul when, notwithstanding his trials and, in his esteem, his low attainments, he said, " Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect ; but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus. Brethren,...

...God." Was he not then a perfect character ? Hear his own words in this epistle : " Not as though I had " already attained, either were already perfect : " but this one thing I do ; forgetting the things " that are behind, and reaching forth to the things " that are before, I press toward the...

...grace. The same spirit breathes in his affectionate address to the Philippians : — " Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect ; but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward...

...up from the wilderness, leaning upon her beloved. If he can exclaim with St Paul: " not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect, but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward...

...And that this was the state of Paul's mind we learn from his own declaration : — " Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect ; but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward...

...And that this was the state of Paul's mind we learn from his own declaration : — " Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect ; but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward...