Wesley Corpus

Page 308 "Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh." Gal. v. 16. Jesus, I from thee receive Sufficient strength of grace, Always in thy Spirit to live, And walk in all thy ways: While I thus in faith go on, I shall not nature's lusts fulfil, Strong thro' thee to tread them down, And do thine utmost will. "The flesh lusteth against the Spirit." Gal. v. 17. Yes; but with the fleshly lust I never need comply, Who on my Redeemer trust, And on his word rely; Tempted, yet by him with-held, To sin I give no longer place; Flesh doth to his Spirit yield, And nature bows to grace. "But the Spirit against the flesh, that ye may not do the things which ye would." (Gr.) Gal. v. 17. Holy Ghost, with grace inspire My heart against my sin, When I feel the base desire, Exert thy power within; Keep me, 'till the conflict's o'er, That nature's will I may not do, 'Till the kingdom thou restore, And all my heart renew. "The works of the flesh, are ... witchcraft, c." Gal. v. 19, 20. "Witchcraft! Inchantment! Sorcery! It never was, and ne'er can be!" Thus saith the wisdom of our age, Superior to the sacred page, And dares the law divine repeal, And votes the tempter back to hell. Exod. xxii. 18. Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live. Page 309 "The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance." Gal. v. 22, 23. Jesus, plant thy Spirit in me, Then the fruit shall shew the tree, Every grace its author prove, Rising from the root of love. Joy shall then my heart o'erflow, Peace which only saints can know, Peace, the seal of cancel'd sin, Joy, the taste of heaven within. Gentle then to all, and kind To the wicked and the blind, Full of tenderness and care, I shall every burthen bear; Glad the general servant be, Serve with strict fidelity, Life itself for them deny, Meekly in their service die. "They that are Christ's, have crucified the flesh, with the affections and lusts." Gal. v. 24.