Religion
John 10:5: All that ever came before Me are thieves and, &c
From Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures (1762) · Osborn ed., vol. 11 (1871)
Invaders of the ministry
Who ran before, unsent by Thee,
The God they never knew,
Who profit and preferments gain;
They spoil the helpless souls of men,
They rob and murder too.
But them the flock will never hear,
Will never follow or revere
The covetous and proud
As pastors after Thine own heart,
Who take the dire destroyer's part,
And slay the saints of God.
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Wesley, Charles. “John 10:5: All that ever came before Me are thieves and, &c.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/5765/.
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Wesley, Charles. “John 10:5: All that ever came before Me are thieves and, &c.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/5765/.
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