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2602.

[He did not scorn to make reply]

But Peter rehearsed the matter from the, &c. —xi. 4.

He did not scorn to make reply,
His conduct blamed to justify
Against their erring zeal;
He did not the first place assume,
Or sit with all the pride of Rome,
A judge infallible.
From his submissiveness we know
What each to each the members owe:
And let our elders call
The men they hastily reprove,
We own ourselves in humble love
Accountable to all.