Scriptural poems being several portions of Scripture digested into English verse /

Faith of the Lord of Glory, Jesus Christ, Doth with respect of Persons not consist; For if, my Brethren, when there shall come in To your Assembly one with a Gold Ring, In goodly Clothes, and there shall also be Another Man that's meanly clothed, and ye ⟨p. 92⟩Shall have respect to him in rich attire, And say unto him, Come thou, sit up higher; And bid the poor Man stand or sit below, Are ye not partial then, and plainly show, That you do judge amiss in what you do? Hearken, my Brethren, hath not God elected The Poor, who by this World have been rejected, Yet rich in Faith, and of that Kingdom Heirs, Which God will give his followers to be theirs? But you, my Brethren, do the Poor despise. Do not the rich Men o'er you tyrannize, And hale you to their Courts; that worthy Name By which you're called, do not they blaspheme? Then if ye do the Royal Law fulfil, To love thy Neighbour as thy self, 'tis well, According to the Scripture; but if ye Shall have respect to Persons, ye shall be Guilty of Sin, and by the Law condemned, As such who have its Righteousness contemned. For he that shall but in one point offend, Breaks the whole Law, whate'er he may pretend. For he that doth forbid Adultery, Forbids likewise all acts of Cruelty: Now tho' thou be not an Adulterer, Yet if thou kill, thou shalt thy Judgment bear. So speak and do as those Men that shall be Judged by the perfect Law of Liberty: For he shall Judgment without Mercy know, That to his Neighbour doth no Mercy show; And Mercy triumphs against Judgment too. Brethren what profit is't if a Man saith That he hath Faith, and hath not Works; can Faith ⟨p. 93⟩Save him? If any of the Brotherhood Be destitute of Clothes or daily Food, And one of you shall say, Depart in Peace, Be warmed or be filled, nevertheless, Ye do not furnish them with what they need, What boots it? Thus Faith without Works is dead. Yea may a Man say, thou dost Faith profess And I good Works, to me thy Faith express Without thy Works, and I will plainly show My Faith unto thee by the Works I do. Thou dost believe there is one God, 'tis true, The Devils do believe and tremble too. But wilt thou know, vain Man, that Faith is dead Which with good Works is not accompanied. Was not our Father Abraham justified By Works, and by the same his Faith was tried, When he his Isaac to the Altar brought, Seest thou how with his Works his Faith then wrought?