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2670.

[Praise is the proof, the touchstone praise]

The apostles...rent their clothes, and ran in, &c. —xiv. 14.

Praise is the proof, the touchstone praise
Which Jesus' faithful servants tries:
To sinners who dispense His grace,
Dare ye refuse their sacrifice?
The most refined applause of men
Incense prepared with nicest art,
Can ye reject with just disdain,
Can ye abhor with all your heart?