Wesley Corpus

Page 313 "Be ye angry, and sin not." Eph. iv. 26. Can I be angry, and not sin? I sin, unless I angry am: Kindle, almighty LOVE, within This frozen breast a sacred flame; Then on myself my wrath shall turn, 'Till thou mine utmost Saviour come, With all thine indignation burn, And root and branch my sin consume. "No covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of God." Eph. v. 5. Ye sordid slaves of avarice, Who most of earth possess, Who money love, and riches prize As certain happiness; Your bliss ye may a moment hold, But know, if God be true, Ye curst idolaters of gold, There is no heaven for you. "Awake, thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light." Eph. v. 14. Sinner, that knowst not God, Lift up thy guilty eyes, Thou stranger to th' atoning blood, From nature's sleep arise: As of salvation sure, Thy soul insensible Lies lull'd in Satan's arms, secure Within the mouth of hell. Out of thy sins awake, With deep repentance mourn, Thyself, and the dead world forsake, And to the Saviour turn; The shades of hellish night So shall thy Lord remove, And bless thee with his Spirit's light, The light of faith and love. Page 314