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At The Galatians' Church
We do not disregard our righteousness
in all the principles that we profess.
We always strive for more, and never less,
of good, old-fashioned, moral holiness.
But now the Lord's Apostle, that man, Paul,
has raised the bitter taste of bile and gall
in our throats: he tells us, in this long letter,
that our adherence to the old-time law,
of Moses, is not gracious, but at fault;
and that, in every aspect, grace is better.
That means, of course, that we will have no measure
by which to gauge our spiritual success;
and in which we have taken constant pleasure.
Rebuked, our zeal comes grinding to a halt.
Starward
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