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The poetical works of John and Charles Wesley

Wesley, Charles (1707-1788)

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HYMNS ON THE FOUR GOSPELS, AND ACTS OF THE APOSTLES. INCLUDING SUCH “SHORT HYMNS” AS WERE PUBLISHED IN 1762.
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S. JOHN.
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THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES.
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345.

[That heavenly principle within]

The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven. —xiii. 33.

That heavenly principle within,
Doth it at once its power exert,
At once root out the seed of sin,
And spread perfection through the heart?
No; but a gradual life it sends,
Diffusive through the faithful soul,
To actions, words, and thoughts extends,
And slowly sanctifies the whole.
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