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The poetical works of John and Charles Wesley

Wesley, Charles (1707-1788)

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SHORT HYMNS ON SELECT PASSAGES OF THE Holy Scriptures.
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GENESIS.
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EXODUS.
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LEVITICUS.
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NUMBERS.
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DEUTERONOMY.
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JOSHUA.
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JUDGES.
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RUTH.
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I. SAMUEL.
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II. SAMUEL.
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I. KINGS.
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II. KINGS.
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I. CHRONICLES.
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II. CHRONICLES.
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EZRA.
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NEHEMIAH.
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ESTHER.
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JOB.
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PSALMS.
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PROVERBS.
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ECCLESIASTES.
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THE SONG OF SOLOMON.
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ISAIAH.
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[Not like an hireling vain]

He declared particularly what things God, &c. —xxi. 19.

Not like an hireling vain
Who boasts his own success,
But humble to the church, and plain,
He speaks of Jesus' grace,
Of things his Lord had done
A just narration gives,
While not himself but Christ alone,
The praise of all receives.
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