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[Christians make the same reply]
We have not so much as heard whether there, &c.
—xix. 2.
Christians make the same reply
Or a worse answer give;
Some audaciously deny
That Him ye can receive.
“Ask; but God will not bestow
The Holy Ghost with you to dwell;
Only fools and madmen know
Or now the Spirit feel.”
Or a worse answer give;
Some audaciously deny
That Him ye can receive.
“Ask; but God will not bestow
The Holy Ghost with you to dwell;
Only fools and madmen know
Or now the Spirit feel.”
Most are ignorant that God
Doth still His Spirit impart,
Sheds Him with His love abroad
In every faithful heart;
By the blood of Jesus bought,
The Principle of righteous deeds,
Every holy word and thought
From Him alone proceeds.
Doth still His Spirit impart,
Sheds Him with His love abroad
In every faithful heart;
By the blood of Jesus bought,
The Principle of righteous deeds,
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From Him alone proceeds.
Few alas! the need confess
Of His converting power,
Know that God we cannot please,
Or without Him adore;
Cannot seek the things Divine,
Till He the hindrances remove,
Secretly our hearts incline
To pray, repent, and love.
Of His converting power,
Know that God we cannot please,
Or without Him adore;
Cannot seek the things Divine,
Till He the hindrances remove,
Secretly our hearts incline
To pray, repent, and love.
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