Religion
Philippians 3:12: "Then know thy place," (a novice cries
From Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures (1762) · Osborn ed., vol. 13 (1872)
Religion
"Then know thy place," (a novice cries,
Whose fancy has attain'd the prize,)
"Stand by thyself, nor rank with me,
For I am holier than thee;
Beyond the chief apostle I!
And you, who dare my grace deny,
The proof of my perfection know,
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Wesley, Charles. “Philippians 3:12: "Then know thy place," (a novice cries.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/6918/.
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Wesley, Charles. “Philippians 3:12: "Then know thy place," (a novice cries.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/6918/.
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