Religion
John: Answering to their pastor's zeal
From Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures (1762) · Osborn ed., vol. 11 (1871)
Religion
Answering to their pastor's zeal,
The sheep betimes appear,
Eager and impatient still,
They flock the word to hear,
Listen, while the rich despise.
The great neglect, the learn'd dispute,
Priests against the truth arise,
And zealots persecute.
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