56. On Following Man

 
“A. F.” The passages of Scripture to which you refer would not by any means justify us in following men, without direct reference to the “end of their conversation.” Where is the man now-a-days, who could stand before the Church of God and say, “Be ye followers of me?” We are told to obey them that guide us (see Gr.): but mark the qualification, “Whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation.”