Love Inducin Christian Conduct Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AB CC DE FF GG HH IJ KL GG MN OP GGWhen understand my meaning by my words | A |
How sense of mercy unto faith affords | B |
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Both grace to sanctify and holy make | C |
That soul that of forgiveness doth partake | C |
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Thus having briefly showed you what is | D |
The way of life or sanctity of bliss | E |
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I would not in conclusion have you think | F |
By what I say that Christian men should drink | F |
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In these my words with lightness or that they | G |
Are now exempted from what every day | G |
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Their duty is No God doth still expect | H |
Yea doth command that they do not neglect | H |
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To pray to read to hear and not dissent | I |
From being sober grave and diligent | J |
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In watching self denial and with fear | K |
To serve him all the time thou livest here | L |
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Indeed I have endeavoured to lay | G |
Before your eyes the right and only way | G |
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Pardon to get and also holiness | M |
Without which never think that God will bless | N |
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Thee with the kingdom he will give to those | O |
That Christ embrace and holy lives do choose | P |
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To live while here all others go astray | G |
And shall in time to come be cast away | G |
John Bunyan
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