The Arminian Magazine Author:John Wesley General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1778-01-01 Original Publisher: J. Fry Subjects: Methodism Arminianism Theology Biographies Sermons Salvation Religion / Christianity / Methodist Religion / Sermons / Christian Religion / Christian Theology / General Religion / Christian Theology / Soter... more »iology Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: 3 P O E T R Y. On CHURCH-COMMUNION. Part if. [By Dr. Byrom.] TF once eftablifhed the effential part, The inward Church, the Temple of the Heart, Or houfe of God, the fubftance, and the fum Of what is prayed for in -- thy kingdom come ; To make an outward correfpondence true, We muft recur to Chrill's example too. Now in his outward life we plainly find, Goodnefs demonftrated of every kind; , What he was born for, that he fhowed throughout, It was the bufinefs that he went about: Love, kindnefs, and compaftion, to difplay Towards every objeft coming in his way. But Love fo high, Humility fo low, And all the Virtues which his aftions fhow; His doing good, and his enduring ill, For Man's falvation, and God's holy will: Exceed all terms -- his inward, outward plan, Was Love to God, expreffed by Love to Man. Mark of the Church which he eftablifhed then, Is the fame Love, fame proof of it to Men; Without let Setts parade it how they lift, Nor Church nor unity can ne'er fubfift: The name may be ufurped, but want of power, Will fhew the Babel, high or low the Tower. And f ' And where the fame behaviour fha'l 3pevr, In outward form, that was in Chrift fo clear; There is the . very outward Church ilut he Willed all mankind to fhew, and all to fee; Of which whoever fhews it from the heart, Is b...« less