A Law-Gospel Poem
The law supposing I have all,
Does ever for perfection call;
The gospel suits my total want,
And all the law can seek does grant.
The law could promise life to me,
If my obedience perfect be;
But grace does promise life upon
My Lord’s obedience alone.
The law says, Do, and life you’ll win;
But grace says, Live, for all is done;
The former cannot ease my grief,
The latter yields me full relief ….
The law brings terror to molest,
The gospel gives the weary rest;
The one does flags of death display,
The other shows the living way ….
Lo! In the law Jehovah dwells,
But Jesus is conceal’d;
Whereas the gospel’s nothing else
But Jesus Christ reveal’d.
Ralph Erskine (1685-1752)
Labels: Doctrine of Scripture
posted by The Catechizer and The Deacon | 5:55 AM
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