James 1:26: Thou man of an unbridled tongue

Thou man of an unbridled tongue,
Who darest assume the Christian name,
With slanders foul thy brother wrong,
Or needlessly his faults proclaim,
Thou dost thy wretched soul deceive,
And like thy fellow-fiends believe!

Does it extenuate thine offence,
To love, and still believe a lie,
Without remorse, or shame, or sense,
Thy own good deeds to testify,
Thee from thyself with softest art
To hide, and always err in heart?

Repent of thy religion vain,
Whereof thou loudly makest thy boast,
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Or sentenced to eternal pain,
And into outward darkness thrust,
Thou shalt with the accuser dwell,
And find thy faith's reward in hell.