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XI.

Though SIN, at first, its rage dissemble may, "Twill soon upon thee as a lion prey;

"Twill roar, 'twill rend, 'twill tear, 'twill kill outright,
Its living death will gnaw thee day and night:
Thy pleasures now to paws and teeth it turns,
In thee its tickling lusts like brimstone burns.
Wherefore beware, and keep it out of door,
Lest it should on thee as a lion roar.

XII.

SIN will accuse, will stare thee in the face;
Will for its witness quote both time and place,
Where thou didst it commit; and so appeal
To conscience, who thy facts must not conceal,
But on thee, as a judge, such sentence pass,
As will to thy sweet meats prove bitter sauce.
Wherefore beware, and keep it out of door;
Repent what's past, believe, and sin no more.

XII.

SIN is the living worm, the lasting fire, Hell soon would lose its heat, could SIN expire; Better sinless in hell, than to be where Heaven is, and to be found a Sinner there. One, sinless, with infernals might do well, But sin would make a very heaven a hell. Look to thyself then, keep it out of door, Lest it get in and never leave thee more.

XIV.

No match has SIN but God in all the world,
Men, Angels, it has from their stations hurl'd ;
Holds them in chains, as captives, in despite
Of all that here below is called might.

Release, help, freedom from it, none can give,
But he alone by whom we breathe and live.
Watch therefore, keep this giant out of door,
Lest, if once in, thou get him out no more.

XV.

Fools make a mock at SIN; will not believe It carries such a dagger in its sleeve; How can it be (say they) that such a thing, So full of sweetness should e'er wear a sting! They know not that it is SIN's very spell To make poor sinners laugh themselves to hell. Look to thyself then, deal with SIN no more Lest He that saves, against thee shut the door.

XVI.

Now let the God that is above,
That bath for sinners so much love,
These lines so help thee to improve,
That He to Him thy heart may move!
Keep thee from outward enemies,
Help the interval to despise,
Deliver thee from the infernal,
And bring thee safe to life eternal!

AMEN.

J. Bennett, Printer, Plymouth.

VII.

SIN is that beastly thing that will defile
Both soul and body in a little while :

Twill make him who some time God's image was,
Look like the devil, love and plead his cause;
Like to the plague, poison, or leprosy,

It will defile and spread contagiously.

Wherefore, beware; against it, shut the door;
If not, it will defile thee more and more.

VIII.

SIN, once possessed of the heart, will play
The tyrant, force its vassal to obey:

Twill make thee thine own happiness oppose:
And offer open violence to those

That love thee best: yea, make thee to defy
The law and counsel of the Deity.

Beware then, keep this tyrant out of door,
Lest thou be his, and so thy own no more.

IX.

SIN harden can thy heart against thy God,
Make thee abuse His grace, despise His rod;
"Twill make you on the very pikes to run,
Till you are irrecoverably undone :
Judgments forseen will not deter the soul;
For one base lust you'll venture heaven and all.
Take heed then, hold it, crush it at the door,
It comes to rob thee, and to make thee poor.

X.

SIN is a prison, hath its bolts and chains, Brings into bondage whom it entertains; Hangs shackles on him, bends him to his will,

Holds him as Sampson, grinding at the mill; "Twill blind him, make him deaf; yea, 'twill him gag, And ride him as the devil rides his hag.

Wherefore look to it, keep it out of door;

If once its slave, thou may'st be free no more

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