Wesley Corpus

Her place intended to maintain, The mate, and glory of the man, To rest, as still beneath his arm, Protected by her lord from harm, And never from his heart remov'd, As only less than God belov'd. "The serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die." Gen. iii. 4. Still the old serpent doth deceive The men who dare in sin to live: Poor souls, they hold his promise fast, And hope to be all sav'd at last! "Ye need not be so much afraid Of hell: whatever God hath said, Ye shall not, who on me rely, Not surely not forever die!" "When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat." Gen. iii. 6. She saw; she took; she ate; Death enter'd by the eye: And parlying in a tempted state, We lust; consent; and die! But all mankind restor'd Their Eden may retrieve: And lo, by faith we see our Lord, We touch, and taste, and live! "A tree to be desir'd to make one wise." Gen. iii. 6. Jesus, thou art a tree That makes the foolish wise, And safely we may feed on thee, And feast both heart and eyes: Wisdom divine thou art, Receiv'd thro' faith alone; And when thou dost thyself impart, We know as we are known.