3 Vain, vexing world, and flesh and fenfe, Retire, while I approach my God; Nor let my fins divide me thence ; Nor creatures tempt my thoughts abroad. 4 While to thy arms, my God, I prefs,' CCVIII. The Scale of Blessed A nels. SCEND my thoughts, by juft degrees, O'er all the rifing ranks of blifs, Here, and in worlds above. 2 Bleft is the nation near jo God, Where he makes known his ways; Bleft are the men whofe feet have trod The lower courts of grace. 3 Bleft were the Levite, and the Prieft, 4 Bleft are the fouls difmifs'd from clay; Before his face they stand: Bleft angels, in their bright array R 3 5 Jefus 5 Jefus is more divinely blest, 6 But O! what words, or thoughts can trace CCIX. I Appearance before God here and hereafter. Pfalm. xlii. 2 W HILE I am banish'd from thy house, I mourn in fecret, Lord: "When fhall I come and pay my vows, "And hear thy holy word ?" 2 So while I dwell in bonds of clay, 3 I love to fee my Lord below, 4 I love to worship at his feet, Tho' fin attack me there: But But faints exalted near his feat, 5 I'm pleas'd to meet him in his courts, 6 He fhines, and gives my foul delight, When fhall I fee the realms of light, CCX. I S A rational Defence of the HALL Atheists dare t' infult the cross Shall Infidels reproach his laws, 2 What if he chufe myfterious ways 3 What if his gospel bid us fight 4 What if the foolish and the poor, This This but confirms his truth the more; 5 Do fome that own his facred name, Jefus fhall never bear the blame ; His laws are pure and clean. 1 6 Then let our faith grow firm and strong; Nor blush, nor fear, to walk among CCXI The Gofpel the Power of God to Salvation. Rom. i. 16 W HAT fhall the dying finner do, That feeks relief for all his woe? Where shall the guilty confcience find 2 How fhall we get our fins forgiv'n ? Make their own pow'rs or paffions clean ? 3 In vain we fearch, in vain we try, 4 This is the pillar of our hope We 5 We read the grace, we truft the word, Let men or angels dig the mines 6 Should vile blafphemers, with difdain, CCXII. I J None excluded from ESUS, thy bleffings are not few, Thy grace can melt the ftubborn Jew 2 Wide as the reach of Satan's rage, 3 While grace is offer'd to the prince, 4 Be wife, ye men of ftrength and wit, But |