In part perhaps you may, You cannot wholly fall, Cannot become a castaway, Like non-elected Paul. Though you continue not, Yet God remains the same, Out of His book he cannot blot Your everlasting name. * * * * * God’s threatenings all are vain, You fancy them sincere; But spare yourself the needless pain, And cast away your fear. He speaks with this intent, To frighten you from ill, With sufferings which He only meant The reprobate to feel. He only cautions all Who never came to God, Not to depart from God, or fall From grace, who never stood. ‘Gainst those that faithless prove, He shuts His mercy’s door, And whom He never once did love Threatens to love no more. For them He doth revoke The grace they did not share, And blot the names out of His book That ne’er were written there. * * * * * Cast all your fears away, My son, be of good cheer, Nor mind what Paul and Peter say, For you _must_ persevere. And did they fright the child, And tell it it might fall? Might be of its reward beguiled, And sin and forfeit all? * * * * * What naughty men be they, To take the children’s bread, Their carnal confidence to slay, And force them to take heed! Ah, poor misguided soul! And did they make it weep? Come, let me in my bosom lull Thy sorrows all to sleep. They shall not vex it so, By bidding it take heed; You need not as a bulrush go, Still bowing down your head Your griefs and fears reject, My _other_ gospel own, Only believe yourself Elect, And all the work is done.” The above will give the reader an idea of this rare and curious tract. 3. During the year 1754, Wesley also published eight additional volumes of his “Christian Library,” from Vol. XXXIV. to Vol. XLI. inclusive, and containing invaluable extracts from the works of Dr. Goodman, Archbishop Leighton, Dr. Isaac Barrow, Dr. Samuel Annesley, Dr. Henry More, Dr. Stephen Charnock, Dr. Edmund Calamy, Dr. Richard Lucas, Bishop Reynolds, Richard Baxter, Madame Bourignon, and others. 1755. [Sidenote: 1755 Age 52]