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[Modest, not singular in dress]
They make broad their phylacteries, and, &c.
—xxiii. 5.
Modest, not singular in dress
Becomes the Christian character:
We stem the torrent of excess,
But not like Pharisees appear:
We cannot scorn the crowd below,
Though simpler in our dress than them,
Or rigidly affect to show
Religion in our garment's hem.
Becomes the Christian character:
We stem the torrent of excess,
But not like Pharisees appear:
We cannot scorn the crowd below,
Though simpler in our dress than them,
Or rigidly affect to show
Religion in our garment's hem.
Who boast their forms, without the power,
Their godliness in rituals place;
We seek the living God to' adore
In the true Spirit of His grace,
By no external badges known
Who Jesus for our Lord receive,
By real holiness alone
Distinguish'd from the world we live.
Their godliness in rituals place;
We seek the living God to' adore
In the true Spirit of His grace,
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Who Jesus for our Lord receive,
By real holiness alone
Distinguish'd from the world we live.
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