Religion

Acts 24:5: We have found this man a pestilent fellow, &c

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

From Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures (1762) · Osborn ed., vol. 12 (1872)

Religion

Silence! Tertullus speaks.'
"We have this fellow found,
This vagabond who outcasts seeks,
And strolls the nation round:
To spread his poisonous lies
The' itinerant presumes,
And riotous assemblies rise,
And mobs where'er he comes.

A universal pest
He plagues both rich and poor,
And will not let one sinner rest
In Satan's arms secure:
He doth the crowd infect,
Into his net he draws
And multiplies the Christian sect,
And glories in the cross."

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “Acts 24:5: We have found this man a pestilent fellow, &c.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/6681/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “Acts 24:5: We have found this man a pestilent fellow, &c.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/6681/.

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