2 John: Howe'er the WVicolaitanes claim

Howe'er the WVicolaitanes claim
Our God for theirs with lips impure,
And boast through faith in Jesu's name
Their pardon and salvation sure,
Vain boasters who with sin comply,
Their actions give their lips the lie.

No lot or part with us have they
Who slight the Father and the Son,
Demonstrate, while they disobey,
That God they never yet have known,
Or wash'd from their old sins in vain,
Have to their vomit turn'd again.

We, only we believe indeed,
Our faith by our obedience show,
Who follow, by His Spirit led,
And walk as Jesus walk'd below,
And in His ways continue still,
And all His words with joy fulfil.

Justly we call the Father ours,
The Son we really possess,
And tasting the celestial powers
Go on in holy love and peace,
To meet our Lord from paradise,
To claim our mansions in the skies.
Lil JOHN.
3429. The brethren...testified of the truth that ts in, &c.—3.

How can the brethren testify
That the true faith resides in me?
On Christ if I indeed rely,
The fruits of grace will show the tree,
And all my life and actions prove
The principle of humble love.

If still I in the truth abide,
If Christ is manifest within,
walk like Him, nor turn aside,
Till by the truth from inbred sin
Redeem'd, I feel His utmost word,
One flesh, one spirit with my Lord.
3430. L have no greater joy than to hear that my, &c. --4.

Jesus, to me the joy impart,
Which fills a faithful pastor's heart,
While I my children see
Walk as the heirs to joys above,
Walk in the truth of holy love,
And genuine piety.

DILLER SATIN SRPR RRR PIRI PALER IR RRR RRL RRR RRP AR

Then would I cheerfully resign
My soul into the hands Divine,
And sing, at my release,
Now lettest Thou Thy servant, Lord,
Depart, according to Thy word,
In everlasting peace.
3431. Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence.—9.
Jesus, out of our hearts remove
The bane of self-preferring love,
Which odious in Thy saints appears,
Most odious in Thy ministers:
Let each confess with humble shame,
I nothing have, I nothing am:
The least of saints with pity see,
The chief of sinners save in me!
3432. Follow not that which ts evil, but that whichis good.-—11.:
I THE caution is not vain:
We may unfaithful prove,
And turn from God to sin again,
And fall from pardoning love:
Yet will we boldly press
Toward our high calling's prize,
And follow after holiness,
And to perfection rise.

Perfection is the good
Which wresthng saints receive,
Worthy of all to be pursued
Who in our Lord believe:
Perfection is the goal
Which terminates our race;
And come to that, the spotless soul
Expires in His embrace.