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[21] Love is not only cold this day, But it is almost quite away: Men's actions at this time do prove, They lake both charity and love. They ſay, they love the Lord of might, Whom they never ſaw with natural ſight, And hate their brother, whom they daily ſee, Saint John declares what men they be. Man, love the Lord with all thy heart, Thy ſoul, and mind, and every part; And love thy neighbour as thyſel', If thou desires in heaven to dwell: For love it is a thing, you know, That is improved in the law : The prophet to us he doth impart, Which was according to God's heart, That the Lord's love is better than life; Grace dwells not with envy and ſtrife. I wish that all men would inure, To love the Lord, and him adore, While they into this life remain. Amen, ſo would I, ſaid the Wren.

SIN does at this time as much abound As it did when the world was drown'd: Before the flood one hundred year, Good Noah's preaching they would not hear; They eat, they drank they married fast, Till the deluge covered them at last, All living things to death for ſin, Except who was the ark within. They may to men example give, Like them that do ſecurely live The difference, man, thou may behold, They were o'er hot, and thou o'er cold;