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[The magistrate is oft inclined]
Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that, &c.
—xxvii. 17.
The magistrate is oft inclined
Jesus's faithful flock to spare;
More mercy from the world we find
Than men of sacred character:
Pity for innocence oppress'd
May move a moral heathen's breast.
Jesus's faithful flock to spare;
More mercy from the world we find
Than men of sacred character:
Pity for innocence oppress'd
May move a moral heathen's breast.
But those who bear the Christian's name,
And boast their form devoid of power,
They hate the followers of the Lamb,
(As wolves the harmless sheep devour,)
Christians they never can forgive,
Or let the true religion live.
And boast their form devoid of power,
They hate the followers of the Lamb,
(As wolves the harmless sheep devour,)
Christians they never can forgive,
Or let the true religion live.
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