Religion
Mark 6: Whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, &c
From Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures (1762) · Osborn ed., vol. 10 (1871)
The more a preacher toils to save
Rebellious souls that will not hear,
The sorer punishment they have
Scorners of Jesus' messenger:
And justly their neglected Lord
Deprives them of His slighted word.
Nor yet His servant He permits
Vengeance on sinners to require:
The meek ambassador retreats,
And never calls for heavenly fire;
Suffers without resentment still,
And answers all his Master's will.
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Wesley, Charles. “Mark 6: Whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, &c.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/4746/.
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Wesley, Charles. “Mark 6: Whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, &c.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/4746/.
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