Religion
Acts 23:5: Respect external but unfeign'd
From Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures (1762) · Osborn ed., vol. 12 (1872)
Religion
Respect external but unfeign'd
Is to the worst of rulers due,
As dignities by God ordain'd
The heavenly hierarchy to show:
The' unworthiest of men we own
Clothed with Divine authority,
And honouring for Thy sake alone,
Fountain of power we honour Thee.
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Wesley, Charles. “Acts 23:5: Respect external but unfeign'd.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/6669/.
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Wesley, Charles. “Acts 23:5: Respect external but unfeign'd.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/6669/.
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