Wesley Corpus

Perfection is the good Which wrestling saints receive, Worthy of all to be pursued Who in our Lord believe: Perfection is the goal Which terminates our race; And come to that, the spotless soul Expires in his embrace.128 "He that doeth good is of God, but he that doeth evil hath not seen God." 3 John 11. What then are they, who dare deride Thy saints for doing good? They never saw the crucified, Or felt the sprinkled blood: They never shall our glorious Lord, Without repentance, see, For only doers of thy word Are sav'd at last by thee. 127Ori., "appear"; a misprint. 128John Wesley underlined "the goal" in line 5, "terminates our" in line 6, "comes to" in line 7, and "expires in" in line 8 in his personal copy, drawing an exclamation point in the margin near line 6. Page 409 "He that doeth good is of God, but he that doeth evil hath not seen God." 3 John 11. By wilful sin the man who wrongs Himself, his neighbour, or his God, To Satan, not to Christ belongs; He knows not that atoning blood, Nor sees the great invisible, But sleeps within the mouth of hell. The man by faith who truly lives, And strives his faithfulness t' approve, Imploys the talents he receives In all the toils of humble love, May cry with confidence divine, I am my God's, and he is mine! Hymn 816. "Behold the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints, to execute judgment upon all." Jude 14, 15. Sinners, attend the dreadful word ("The judge of all, the righteous Lord, Doth with his holy myriads come,") And tremble at your instant doom! Ye just, the faithful God and true Comes, to be glorified in you, Rejoice to see the judge descend, And boldly meet your heavenly friend! Page 410 "But, ye beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost, keep yourselves in the love of God, c." Jude 20, 21. To Zion's sacred top Unwearied let us press, And build each other up In faith and holiness, And praying in the Spirit prove The depth and height of purest love.