Religion
Acts 15:1: Men from her infancy have rose
From Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures (1762) · Osborn ed., vol. 12 (1872)
Men from her infancy have rose
Disturbers of the church's peace,
The yoke of needless things to' impose,
Of outward vain observances;
The gospel and the law to blend.
Deny the power of grace unknown.
As sinners would His doctrine mend
Nor sutler Christ to save alone.
Redeem'd through faith by blood Divine
They tell us now we cannot be,
Unless our righteous actions join
And Moses help to set us free:
The Judaizing teachers cry
We must the grace through works receive,
We must ourselves the pardon buy
Which Jesus cannot freely give.
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Wesley, Charles. “Acts 15:1: Men from her infancy have rose.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/6454/.
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Wesley, Charles. “Acts 15:1: Men from her infancy have rose.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/6454/.
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