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True Christian Love
He will not waſte his Heritage, | |
nor will himſelf diſgrace: | |
No Foes can hurt him, and their Spite | Pſal. 89. 22. |
he turns upon their Face. | |
His Love to other Saints ſhall not | John 13. |
work prejudice to me, | |
More then the Suns light unto all, | |
doth hinder me to ſee. | |
No cauſleſs jealouſie will vex | |
at any Time his Mind: | |
But if he ſee my Heart go wrong, | Iſa. 30. 21. |
I know he is ſo kind, | Rev. 2. 19. |
As to admoniſh and rebuke, | |
and chaſten if it need; | |
Bnd ſo me ſave from periſhing, | |
too oft deſerv'd indeed. | |
If I be ſad, he will be loath | Gen. 12. 3. |
yet more to vex my Heart: | |
If any other will do ſo, | Num. 24. 9. |
'gainſt them he'll take my Part. | |
And thoſe that grieve me, he will grieve. | |
and curſe them more and leſs | |
That curſeth me ſo will he thoſe | |
that bleſs me ſurely bleſs. | |
If trouble ſet about me round, | Joh. 5. 29. |
he will not me forſake, | Pſal. 61. 15. |
Nor leave me comfortleſs alone, | |
but pity on me take. | |
And if he hide his Face a while, | Pet. 13. 17. |
as wiſdom oft requires, | |
Hedoth but exerciſe my Faith, | James 1. 2. |
and ſharpen my Deſires. | |
And if he ſeem to ſtay well long, | |
that I become ſo dead, |