Religion
Matthew 5:39: Resist not evil
From Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures (1762) · Osborn ed., vol. 10 (1871)
Religion
The trodden worm will turn again.
And nature hurt resent the smart.
Unless Thy gentleness restrain.
Unless Thy love o'ercome my heart:
The precept, and the pattern mild.
Thou givest; but add the patient power.
And changed into a little child
Thy follower shall resist no more.
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Wesley, Charles. “Matthew 5:39: Resist not evil.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/3986/.
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Wesley, Charles. “Matthew 5:39: Resist not evil.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/3986/.
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