1 James in temptation bids rejoice, 2 And shew our faith by love; 3 Describeth truly the tongue unruly. 4 Shews lust contentions move, 5 And rich men doth reprove. _I. PETER_ 1 St. Peter urges godly ways, 2 And on obedience writes; 3 Bids wives be meek, and Sarah-like, 4 And when Christ's patience he displays, 5 To vigilance excites. _II. PETER_ 1 Again bids make our calling sure, 2 False teachers are foretold: 3 How Christ shall come at day of doom, 4 As promis'd was of old. _I. JOHN_ 1 John shews us Christ is our ally, 2 To young and old doth write. 3 Our works must prove the truth of love, 4 And bids us every spirit try: 5 Love makes God's laws seem light. _II. JOHN_ 1 John writes t'a lady and exhorts Her and her children dear, Constant to prove in faith and love, Seducers to beware. _III. JOHN_ 1 John writes to Gaius, and commends His charitable aim: But doth repress Diotrephes, Who strove to be supreme. _JUDE_ 1 Jude bids for faith strive earnestly, Seducers lively paints; What judgments shall to them befal, What blessings to the saints. _REVELATION_ 1 A Vision Christ reveals to John, 2 He writes to churches four. 3 To other three then writeth he. 4 The elders God adore. 5 Book with seven seals the lamb doth take. 6 He opens all but one; 7 The saints seal'd are whom God will spare. 8 Last seal; four trumpets blown. 9 Come next the fifth and sixth to sound. 10 John eats the book that's brought. 11 Witnesses two: last trumpet's woe. 12 Man-child to Heav'n is caught. 13 Describes the beast's seven heads, ten horns. 14 The lamb with saints about. 15 To angels sev'n were vials giv'n, 16 All which they poured out. 17 Egregious whore of Babylon, 18 Her woeful doom foretold; 19 God glorify'd; the lamb and bride; 20 The devil kept in hold. 21 Finally John sees all things new, Heav'n, earth, Jerusalem; 22 Doth visions close, and curseth those, That add or take from them. _The TEN COMMANDMENTS._ _These are the Laws which God did give, Keep them by Faith in Christ, and live._ Exodus XX. 3. to 18. 1 Have thou no other Gods but me. 2 Unto no Image bow thy knee. 3 Take not the name of God in vain. 4 Do not the sabbath-day prophane. 5 Honour thy father, mother too. 6 Take heed that thou no murder do. 7 From whoredom keep thy body clean. 8 Steal not, although thy state be mean. 9 Bear not false witness, shun that blot. 10 What is thy neighbour's covet not. _FINIS._ _An Hymn on the Holy Scriptures,_ _By Dr. WATTS._ Laden with guilt, and full of fears, I fly to thee my Lord, And not a glimpse of hope appears, But in thy written word. The volume of my Father's grace; Does all my griefs asswage; Here I behold my Saviour's face Almost in every page.