Wesley Corpus

Page 181 "Render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's." Matt. xxii. 21. Jesus, if our faith be true, We must thy word obey, Tribute to whom tribute's due, And fear, and homage pay: Thee they impiously deny, Who Caesar of his right defraud, Rebels 'gainst the Lord most-high, And traitors to their God. "On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets." Matt. xxii. 40. The two commands are one: Ah, give me Lord, to prove Who loves his God alone He must his neighbour love, And what thine oracles enjoin, Is all summ'd up in love divine. "Be not ye called, Rabbi." Matt. xxiii. 8. O may I never dare receive From blind simplicity The reverence which poor worms would give To man, instead of thee! O may I still their praise reject Who hang upon my word, Refuse to lead th' implicit sect, And send them to their Lord! "Call no man your father." Matt. xxiii. 9. Absolute faith, O Lord, I owe To thee and none beside, Thine only word and Spirit know My never-erring guide; Submission absolute I pay To no commands but thine; But taught of thee, rejoice t' obey Th' authority divine. Page 182 "Whoever shall exalt himself, shall be abased." Matt. xxiii. 12. Tremble, ye fond of human praise, Who seek, or love, the highest place, Who rich in sacred honours rise! Proud of your every grace and gift, Yourselves, like Lucifer, ye lift, And set your thrones above the skies: But the Most-High shall cast you down, If now ye will not fear his frown, His vengeful wrath ye soon shall feel, Defeated of your glorious aim, O'erwhelm'd with everlasting shame, Debas'd into the lowest hell. "He that shall humble himself, shall be exalted." Matt. xxiii. 12. Myself I cannot humble make, Yet may I, Lord, the succour take Proffer'd, implied, in thy command; May lay my haughty looks aside, Resist the thought engend'ring pride, And stoop beneath thy mighty hand: