424 CHRISTIAN MORALITY, VIZ. JUSTICE, ótC. tSERM. XXVI, church or a kingdom to sink and perish, and let the public pèace be broken, and the nation dissolved, if it. ;night but secure itself and its own possessions in the midst of those ruins. An accursed vice. An iniquity big with misery and desolation ! yet it hides itself too of- ten from conviction and reproof; it runs like a river under ground, and attempts to conceal itself under thee specious disguises of frugality and virtue, while it prac- tises all the mischiefs we have been describing. II. Pride is another spring of injustice. But having broken up the fountain of covetousness as, of a great deep, and traced it in its various streams, the labour of drying them up has employed so much time, that the pursuit of the other springs of únrìghteousness must be delayed till a further season.. HYMN FOR SERMONXXV. CHRISTIAN MORALITY; viz, JUSTICE and TRUTH- LONG '''"" REATGod, thy holy law requires. To curb our covetous desires, Forbids to plunder, steal or cheat, To practise falsehood or deceit. ThySon hath set apattern too, He paid toGod and men their due; A dreadful debt hepaid to God, And bought our pardon with his blood. Amazingjustice!- boundless love ! Do we not feel our passions move? Do we not grieve that we have been Faithless to God, or false to men ? METRE. Have we no righteous debt denied, Through wanton luxury or pride? Nor vex'd the poor with long delay, And made them groan for want_of pay ! Have we ne'er thrown a needless steamer Or scandal on our neighbour's name? Ohappymen, whose age and youth; llave ever dealt in love and truth s But ifour justice once be gone, And leave our faith and hope alone; Ifhonesty be banish'd hence, Religion is a vain pretence.
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