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True Christian Love
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| No fiery Sword debars us now, | John 5. |
| all we for Friends are known. | 14. 15. |
| In him my Sabbath is begun, | Gen. 2. 32. |
| he teacheth me to ceaſe, | Heb. 4. 10. |
| From mine own Works and lead me to | Gen. 2. 10. |
| his reſt, by ſteps of Peace. | |
| Flood branch'd in four to water all | |
| new Plants of Paradiſe, | |
| Redeem'd, and holy, making them, | |
| and righteous, and wiſe. | |
| Though we have ſain him, yet his blood | |
| ſpeaks better things for us, | |
| Then Abel's crying Curſe: but his | Gen. 1. 14. |
| cryes, Lord, be gracious. | |
| Though Wrath ſhould overflow the Land | |
| as with a new Deluge. | |
| Or Fire conſume the Earth, yet Chriſt's | Gen. 6. 10. |
| ſafe Ark is our refuge. | |
| For now no Wrath unmixt with Love, | |
| ſhall of his own be felt, | |
| Becauſe God in his Sacrifice, | |
| the ſmell of Death hath melt. | Gen. 8. 21. |
| And as the Bow in Cloud is pawn | Gen. 9. 31. |
| of not returning Flood: | Iſa. 54. 9. |
| So is that Off'ring conſtant Pledge, | |
| of our eternal good. | |
| True Iſaac offered up for me, | Gen. 12. |
| not minted at, but ſlain: | 11. 12. |
| Moſt Iſaac-like in this eſcape, | |
| though ſlain, he roſe again. | |
| Sweet Joſeph by his Brethren ſold, | |
| by our means made to ſerve: | |
| He hath provided well our Food, | |
| leſt we through want ſhould ſtarve, |
