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When Ifrael heard the fiery law,

When Ifrael was from Egypt freed,

When Joshua, by God's command,

When Peter boasted, foon he fell,

When finners utter boafting words,

When the difciples crofs'd the lake

When the apolle wonders wrought,

When defcending from the sky,

When any turn from Zion's way,

When the belov'd disciple took

When Peter thro' the tedious night

When Mofes wav'd his myftic rod

When Paul was parted from his friends

When on the cross my Lord I fee

When the fun, with cheerful beams,

When a black overfpreading cloud

When flumber feals our weary eyes,

When darkness long has veil'd my mind,

When my pray'rs are a burden and talk,

When my Saviour my Shepherd is near,

When the poor pris'ner thro' a grate

When the wounded spirit hears

When Hagar found the bottle spent,

While with ceafelefs course the fun

While Jofhua led the armed bands

While I liv'd without the Lord,

Why fhould I fear the darkest hour,

With Satan, my accufer, near,

Winter has a joy for me,

With Ifrael's God who can compare?

Write to Sardis, faith the Lord,

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YE faints on earth, afcribe with heav'ns high

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Ye fons of earth, prepare the plough,

Yes! fince God himself has faid it,

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Zeal is that pure and heav'nly flame,
Zion! the city of our God,

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N man, in his own image made, How much did God beftow? The whole creation homage paid, And own'd him Lord below!

2 He dwelt in Eden's garden, ftor'd
With fweets for ev'ry fenfe;

And there, with his defcending Lord,
He walk'd in confidence.

3 But, oh! by fin how quickly chang'd!
His honour forfeited,

His heart from God and truth eftrang'd,
His confcience fill'd with dread!

4 Now from his Maker's voice he flees,
Which was before his joy;

And thinks to hide, amidst the trees,
From an all-feeing eye.

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5 Compell'd to answer to his name,“
With ftubbornnefs and pride,
He caft on God himself the blame;
Nor once for mercy cry'd.

6 But grace, unafk'd, his heart fubdu'd,
And all his guilt forgave;
By faith the promis'd feed he view'd,
And felt his power to fave.

7 Thus we ourselves would justify,
Tho' we the law tranfgrefs;

- Like him, unable to deny,
Unwilling to confefs.

8 But when by faith the finner fees
A pardon bought with blood;
Then he forfakes his foolish pleas,
And gladly turns to God.

II. CAIN and ABEL. Chap. iv. 3.-8.

I WHEN Adam fell, he quickly loft. God's image which he once poffefs'd :

See All our nature fince could boast In Cain, his firft-born fon, exprefs'd! 2 The Sacrifice the Lord ordain'd In type of the Redeemer's blood, Self-righteous reas'ning Cain difdain'd, And thought his own first-fruits as good. 3 Yet rage and envy fill'd his mind, When with a fullen downcaft look, He faw his brother favour find, Who God's appointed method took. 4 By Cain's own hand good Abel dy'd, Because the Lord approv'd his faith; And, when his blood for vengeance cry'd, He vainly thought to hide his death.

5 Such was the wicked murd'rer Cain,
And fuch by nature ftill are we,
Until by grace we're born again,
Malicious, blind, and proud, as he.
6 Like him, the way of grace we flight,
And in our own devices trust;
Call evil good, and darknefs light,
And hate and perfecute the juft.
7 The faints in ev'ry age and place,
Have found his history fulfill'd;

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The numbers all our thoughts furpafs,
Of Abels, whom the Cains have kill'd *!
Thus Jefus fell-but, oh! his blood
Far better things than Abel's cries +;
Obtains his murd'rers peace with God,
And gains them inanfions in the skies.

III. C. Walking with God. Chap. v. 24.

OH! for a clofer walk with God,

A calm and heav'nly frame;

A light, to fhine upon the road
That leads me to the Lamb!

2 Where is the bleffednefs I knew
When first I faw the Lord?
Where is the foul-refreshing view
Of Jefus, and his word?

3 What peaceful hours I once enjoy'd !
How fweet their mem'ry ftill !
But they have left an aching void,
The world can never fill.

4 Return, O holy Dove, return,
Sweet meffenger of reft;

I hate the fins that made thee mourn,
And drove thee from my breift:

* Rom. viii. 36.

5 The deareft idol I have known,
Whate'er that idol be,

Help me to tear it from thy throne,
And worship only thee.

6 So fhall my walk be close with God,
Calm and ferene my frame;
purer light fhall mark the road
That leads me to the Lamb.

IV. Another.

BY faith in Chrift I walk with God,
With heav'n, my journey's end, in view;
Supported by his staff and rod *;

My road is fafe and pleafant too.

2 I travel through a defert wide,
Where many round me blindly stray;
But he vouchfafes to be my guide t
And will not let me mifs my way.

3 Tho' fnares and dangers throng my path,"
And earth and hell my courfe withstand,
I triumph over all by faith ‡,

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Guarded by his Almighty hand.

The wilderness affords no food,
But God for my fupport prepares;
Provides me ev'ry needful good,

And frees my foul from wants and cares. 5 With him. fweet converfe I maintain, Great as he is, I dare be free;

1 tell him all my grief and pain,
And he reveals his love to me.

6 Some cordial from his word he brings,
Whene'er my feeble fpirit faints;
At once my foul revives and fings,.
And yields no more to fad complaints.
Pfalm xxiii, 4. + Pfalm cvii. ‡ Pfalm xxvii. 1. 2.