Of Sanctification (4)

They have especially four grounds. In the first place, they appeal to those passages of Holy Writ that command the child of God to walk holily, and to be holy as God is holy. Thus, for instance, they refer to the text in Matthew 5:48, where the Lord says: "Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect." Also they appeal to II Cor. 7:1: "Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and of the spirit,...