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346 They rather choose the way that s wide, And strive to think it right.

4 Encompass d by a throng, On numbers they depend ; So many surely can t be wrong, And miss a happy end.

5 But numbers are no mark That men will right be found ; A few were saved in Noah s ark, For many millions drown d.

6 Obey the gospel call, And enter while you may, The flock of Christ is always small, And none are safe but they.

7 Lord, open sinners eyes Their awful state to see ; And make them, ere the storm arise, To thee for safety flee.

1 THE wishes that the sluggard frames, t)f course must fruitless prove ; With folded arms he stands and dreams, But has no heart to move.

2 His field from others may be known, The fence is broken through, The ground with weeds is overgrown, And no good crop in view.

3 No hardship he or toil can bear, No difficulty meet ; He wastes his hours at home, for fear Of lions in the street.

4 What wonder then, if sloth and sleep Distress and famine bring. Can he in harvest hope to reap, Who will not sow in spring ?