A47611:1728
Spiritual melody
Spiritual melody, containing near three hundred sacred hymns. By Benjamin Keach, author of Trhopolgia, pastor of the Church of Christ meeting on Horsly-down, Southwark
London: printed for John Hancock, 1691
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The Fourth Part.
1 Salt, Naturalists do oft declare, Is good against the stings Of Serpents; and does Worms destroy Which from Corruption springs.
2 Grace is a sovereign remedy Against the sting within; And kills the Worm of Conscience too, The product 'tis of sin:
3 Sin is a thing most venomous, A sting it is likewise Of the old Serpent, and 'tis worse Than what in Poison lies:
3 Sin is a thing most venomous, A sting it is likewise Of the old Serpent, and 'tis worse Than what in Poyson lyes:
4 This kills the Soul and Body too, And poisons every part; And doth corrupt each faculty Of every Sinners heart.