Religion

Acts 25:16: It is not the manner of the Romans lo deliver, &c

by Charles Wesley 1707–1788

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

Religion

Twas not the way of Pagan Rome
Unheard the prisoner to condemn,
But Christian Romanists can doom
Men unconvicted to the flame,
Innocent saints in secret kill,
With blood the house of mercy till.

And shall not, Lord, the Heathens rise
To judge the Christians in that day.
When answering to the martyr's cries.
Thou dost Thy vengeful wrath disp
And pay the murderers their hire,
And cast into eternal fire?

MLA

Wesley, Charles. “Acts 25:16: It is not the manner of the Romans lo deliver, &c.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/6706/.

Chicago

Wesley, Charles. “Acts 25:16: It is not the manner of the Romans lo deliver, &c.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/6706/.

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