The Sure Way to Wealth Infallible, Hymn
Queſt. 1.
WHoſe is this Earth? whoſe Goods be all
The Creatures it contains?
Who takes the Care of this wide World?
As Lord and King who reigns?
Anſwer.
The Father, Son, and Holy Ghoſt,
Are the one King and Lord;
Who made, and owns, keeps all, and rules
All by his wond'rous Word.
Queſt. 2.
But who be they this King affects?
Who be his Favourites?
In filling whom with all good things,
His Majeſty delights?
Anſwer.
They be the Juſt, that live by Faith,
On's Power, Love and Truth;
As Orphans on their Guardians lean,
Throughout their helpleſs Youth.
They be the faithful Servants, who
In conſtant Labours ſweat;
And take more pleaſure in God's Work,
Than earthly Princes Meat.
They be the Saints, that truſt not Kings,
And Princes, for their Bread;
As knowing, Kings be poor themſelves,
And from God's Board be fed.
They be the Calebs, that, all times,
Serve fully their own Lord;
By whom Religion cut in halves,
As Atheiſm, is abhorr'd.
They be the poor in Spirit, known
By their Humility;
Who of all Mercies, ever ſay,
Leſs than the leaſt am I.
They be the wiſe in Heart, whoſe Minds
In Cares are exercis'd;
And whoſe right Hands ſtrait execute,
What they have well devis'd.
They be the Spirit's Souldiers,
Againſt the Fleſh they fight;
Againſt the ravenous Luſts of Senſe,
The Hell, nam'd, Appetite!
They be the wiſely Charitable;
Raſh Suretiſhip they loath:
Forward they are to Lend and Give,
But with Diſcretion both.
They be the Children good, who pay
A Duty not oft ſeen;
To whom a Father is a King,
And Mother is a Queen.
They be the Chaſte and Holy Ones,
Who purely keep their Bed;
And of God's Royal Family
Adopted Children wed!
They be the Friends of God, whoſe Zeal
Their Houſe a Church doth make;
And ſee that all their Houſhold ſhall
Their Houſe, or Sin, forſake.
They be the Holy Abraham's,
That tend God's Nurſery:
And uſe their Power, Skill and Love,
Their Babes to ſanctify.
They be the fearful of the Plague
In Fools infectious Breath;
They count, walk with the Wiſe, is Life,
And walk with Fools, is Death!
They be the Follow'rs of the Lamb,
That bleſs'd and curſed not;
The glorious Art of pard'ning Spight,
Their Chriſtian Souls have got.
They be the Davids, who ſuſpect
Their Mouths moſt dangerous Door;
Strict Watch they keep; and for a Guard
They do their God implore!
They be the lovers of true Love;
Their Pleaſure is to pleaſe:
And what gives any one Diſtaſte,
Takes from their Reſt and Eaſe.
They be the Saints, who every Week,
In Heaven ſpend one Day;
Glad in their Heart, that at God's Court
They have ſo ſweet a ſtay!
They be the Jacobs, that in Pray'r,
Do wreſtle all the Week;
Nor ceaſe they, till, as Iſrael,
They gain the things they ſeek.
They be the Heirs of Life, that prize
Chriſt's Will and Teſtament;
By Day they read it, and by Night,
Without it no Content.
They be the Zealous of good Works;
And Jealous of them too;
They all perform, and all diſclaim;
Truſt none of all they do.
Theſe be the Men of God, our King;
Theſe be his Favourites;
In filling theſe with all good Things,
His Majeſty delights:
Theſe be the Apples of his Eye;
Theſe in him ſafely truſt:
Others can only wiſh to thrive;
But theſe for certain muſt.
FINIS.
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