Religion
Matthew 12: The grace if actions cannot prove
From Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures (1762) · Osborn ed., vol. 10 (1871)
Religion
The grace if actions cannot prove,
Will words demonstrate perfect love?
And if there no criterion be.
How shall we e'er discern the tree?
But actions evidently show
The stock distinct on which they grow,
The saint's, or sinner's heart explain;
Or God laid down a test in vain.
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Wesley, Charles. “Matthew 12: The grace if actions cannot prove.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/4199/.
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Wesley, Charles. “Matthew 12: The grace if actions cannot prove.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/4199/.
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