So God's Own Son came down to die, 6 Love is the Grace that keeps her Pow'r There Faith and Hope are known no more, But Saints for ever love. CXXXIV. Religion vain without Love, 1 Cor. xii. 1-3. HADI the Tongues of Greeks and Jews, And nobler Speech than Angels use, If Love be abfent I am found Like tinkling Brafs, an empty Sound. 2 Were I infpir'd to preach and tell 4 If Love to GOD and Love to Men Nor Tongues, nor Gifts, nor fiery Zeal, CXXXV. The Love of CHRIST shed abroad in the Heart, Eph. iii. 16, &c. Com Ome, dearest LORD defcend and dwell By Faith and Love in ev'ry Breast ; Then shall we know, and taste, and feel The Joys that cannot be exprefs'd. 2 Come, fill our Hearts with inward Strength, And learn the Height, and Breadth, and Length, 3 Now to the GOD whofe Pow'r can do, More than our Thoughts and Wishes know, By all the Church, thro' CHRIST his Son. CXXXVI. Sincerity and Hypocrify: or, GOD is a Spirit, Juft and Wife, He fees our inmoft Mind; In vain to Heav'n we raise our Cries, 2 Nothing but Truth before his Throne With Honour can appear, The painted Hypocrites are known L 1 3 Their lifted Eyes falute the Skies, Where not the Heart is found. 4 LORD, fearch my Thoughts and try my Ways, Soul fincere; And make my Then fhall I ftand before thy Face, CXXXVII. Salvation by Grace in CHRIST, 2 Tim. i. 9, 10. I OW to the Pow'r of God fupreme He faves from Hell, (we blefs his Name) He gave us Grace in CHRIST his Son, Before he spread the starry Sky. 4 JESUS the LORD appears at laft, And makes his Father's Counfels known; 5 He dies; and in that dreadful Night- I CXXXVIII. Saints in the Hands of CHRIST, FIRM John x. 28, 29. IRM as the Earth thy Gospel stands, If I am found in JESUS' Hands, 2 His Honour is engag'd to fave 3 Nor Death nor Hell fhall e'er remove 1 CXXXIX. Hope in the Covenant: or, God's Heb. vi. 17-19. OW oft have Sin and Satan ftrove HOW To rend my Soul from Thee my GOD? But everlasting is thy Love, And JESUS feals it with his Blood. 2 The Oath and Promife of the LORD, 3 Amidst Temptations fharp and long, Hope is my Anchor firm and ftrong, CXL. A living and a dead Faith; collected from feveral Scriptures. MH Iftaken Souls that dream of Heav'n, And lifts the 'T'houghts above. 4 'Tis Faith that conquers Earth and Hell: By a celeftial Pow'r; This is the Grace that shall prevail In the decifive Hour. 5 Faith muft obey her Father's Will, A pard'ning God is jealous still 21. |