. Gospel sonnets: . hence are but a mew* True faith thats of a noble divine race, Is ftill a holy falsifying grace : And greater honour to the law does (hare, Than boafters all that breathe the vital air. Evn heathen morals vaftly may outfhine The works that flow not from a faith divine. Pretentions high to faith a number have,But, ah ! it is a faith that cannot fave :We truft, fay they, in Chrift, we hope in GodNor blufh to blaze their rotten faith try the truft of which they make a fhew,If of a faving or a damning own their fins are ill ; true, but tis fadThey never thoug
. Gospel sonnets: . hence are but a mew* True faith thats of a noble divine race, Is ftill a holy falsifying grace : And greater honour to the law does (hare, Than boafters all that breathe the vital air. Evn heathen morals vaftly may outfhine The works that flow not from a faith divine. Pretentions high to faith a number have,But, ah ! it is a faith that cannot fave :We truft, fay they, in Chrift, we hope in GodNor blufh to blaze their rotten faith try the truft of which they make a fhew,If of a faving or a damning own their fins are ill ; true, but tis fadThey never thought their faith and hope were ba<How evidents their home-bred natral blaze,Who dream they have believd well all their days %Yet never felt their unbelief, nor knewTheir need of powr their nature to fouls, who boaft of faith, yet live in fin,May hence conclude their faith is to know they mail, by fuch an airy faith,Believe themfelves to everlafting wrath* * Enh, ii. 10. f Gal. v. 9,
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