XXXI. NO MAN’S WORK.

CHRIST when on earth cured many a spot, especially of leprosy, but never smoothed any wrinkle; never made any old man young again.

But in heaven he will do both, Eph. v. 27: When he shall present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.

Triumphant perfection is not to be hoped for in the militant church; there will be in it many spots and wrinkles as long as it consisteth 271of sinful mortal men, the members thereof: it is Christ’s work, not man’s work, to make a perfect reformation.

Such, therefore, are no good politicians who will make a sore to mend a spot, cause a wound to plain a wrinkle, do a great and certain mischief, when a small and uncertain benefit will thereby redound.