536 and maturity. For when he followed the Lord to His Passion, he was not perfect; but when there began to be no one on earth for him to follow, then was he perfected. But thou truly hast always One before thee to follow; the Lord hath set up an example on earth, when He left the Gospel with thee, in the Gospel He is with thee. For He did not speak falsely when He said, “Lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world.”4236 Therefore follow the Lord. What is, “Follow the Lord”? Imitate the Lord. What is, “Imitate the Lord”? “Learn of Me, that I am meek and lowly in heart.” Because if I should distribute all my goods to the poor, and give up my body to be burned, but not have charity, it profiteth me nothing. To this charity then I exhort your Charity; now I should not exhort to charity, but with some charity. I exhort then that what is commenced may be filled up; and pray that what is begun may be perfected. And I beg that ye would offer this prayer for me, that what I advise may be perfected in me also. For we are all now imperfect, and there shall we be perfected, where all things are perfect. The Apostle Paul says, “Brethren, I do not reckon myself to have ap- prehended.”4237 He says, “Not that I have already attained, either am already perfect.”4238 And shall any man dare to vaunt himself on perfection? Yea rather let us acknowledge our imperfection, that we may attain4239 perfection. 4236 Matt. xxviii. 20. 4237 Phil. iii. 13. 4238 Phil. iii. 12. 4239 Mereamur. 1107 On the same words of the Gospel, John xiv. 6, ‘I am the way,’ etc.