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DAN and JANE; OR FAITH and WORKS.

A TALE.

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DAN and JANE, &c.

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GOOD Dan and Jane were man and wife,
And liv'd a loving kind of life;
One point, however, they diſputed,
And each by turns his mate confuted.
'Twas Faith and Works—this knotty queſtion
They found not eaſy of digeſtion.
While Dan for Faith alone contended,
Jane equally Good Works defended.
"They are not Chriſtians ſure, but Turks,
"Who build on Faith and ſcoff at Works."
[4] Quoth Jane—While eager Dan reply'd,
"By none but heathens Faith's deny'd.
"I'll tell you wife," at length quoth Dan,
"A ſtory of a right good man.
"A Patriarch ſage, of ancient days,
"A man of Faith, whom all muſt praiſe.
"In his own country he poſſeſs'd,
"Whate'er can make a wiſe man bleſt;
"His was the flock, the field, the ſpring,
"In ſhort, a little rural king.
"Yet, pleas'd he quits this native land,
"By Faith in the Divine command.
"God bade him go, and he, content,
"Went forth not knowing where he went.
"He truſted in the promiſe made,
"And, undiſputing, ſtrait obeyed.
"The Heavenly word he did not doubt,
"But prov'd his Faith by going out."
Jane anſwer'd with ſome little pride—
"I've an example on my ſide;
[5] "And tho' my tale be ſomewhat longer,
"I truſt you'll find it vaſtly ſtronger.
"I'll tell you, Daniel, of a man,
"The holieſt ſince the world began;
"Who now God's favour is receiving,
"For prompt obeying, not believing.
"One only ſon this man poſſeſt,
"In whom his righteous age was bleſt;
"And more to mark the grace of Heaven,
"This ſon by miracle was given.
"And from this child the word Divine
"Had promis'd an illuſtrious line.
"When lo! at once a voice he hears,
"Which ſounds like thunder in his ears,
"God ſays—Go ſacrifice thy ſon!
"—This moment, Lord, it ſhall be done.
"He goes, and inſtantly prepares,
"To ſlay this child of many prayers.
"Now here you ſee the grand expedience,
"Of Works, of actual ſound Obedience.
[6] "This was not Faith, but act and deed,
"The Lord commands—the child ſhall bleed.
"Thus Abraham acted," Jenny cried;
"Thus Abraham truſted," Dan replied.
"Abraham," quoth Jane, "why that's my man,
"No, Abraham's him I mean," ſays Dan.
"He ſtands a monument of Faith;"—
"No, 'tis for Works the Scripture ſaith."
"'Tis for his faith that I defend him:"
"'Tis for obedience I commend him."
Thus he—thus ſhe—both warmly feel,
And loſe their temper in their zeal;
Too quick each other's choice to blame,
They did not ſee each meant the ſame.
"At length, good wife," ſaid honeſt Dan,
"We're talking of the ſelf ſame man.
"The works you praiſe I own indeed,
"Grow from that faith for which I plead;
"And Abraham, whom for faith I quote,
"For works deſerves eſpecial note:
[7] "Tis not enough of faith to talk,
"A man of God, with God muſt walk:
"Our doctrines are at laſt the ſame,
"They only differ in the name.
"The faith I fight for is the root,
"The works you value are the fruit.
"How ſhall you know my creed's ſincere,
"Unleſs in works my faith appear?
"How ſhall I know a tree's alive,
"Unleſs I ſee it bear and thrive?
"Your works not growing on my root,
"Wou'd prove they were not genuine fruit.
"If faith produce no works, I ſee,
"That faith is not a living tree.
"Thus faith and works together grow,
"No ſeparate life they e'er can know:
"They're ſoul and body, hand and heart,
"What God hath join'd, let no one part.

Z.

THE END.

Appendix A A Liſt of the Tracts publiſhed during the Year 1796,

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HISTORIES.
  • The Shepherd of Saliſbury Plain. Part I. and II.
  • Tom White the Poſtilion. Part I. and II.
  • Two Shoemakers. Part I.
  • Life of William Baker, with this Funeral Sermon by the Reverend Mr. Gilpin.
  • The Two Soldiers.
  • The Plague in London, 1665.
  • The Lancaſhire Collier Girl.
  • The Two Wealthy Farmers; or, Hiſtory of Mr. Bragwell. [...]art I. and II.
  • The Good Mother's Legacy.
  • Sorrowful Sam; or, the Two Blackſmiths.
  • True Stories of Two Good Negroes.
  • Murders.
  • The Happy Waterman.
  • The Shipwreck of the Centaur.
SUNDAY READINGS.
  • Huſbandry Moralized.
  • On the Religious Advantages of the preſent Inhabitants of Great Britain.
  • The Beggarly Boy, a Parable.
  • Daniel in the Den of Lions.
  • Noah's Flood.
  • Hints to all Ranks of People on the Occaſion of the pre⯑ſent Scarcity.
  • The Harveſt Home.
  • The Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard.
  • The Troubles of Life; or, the Guinea and the Shilling,
POETRY.
  • Divine Songs, by Dr. Watts, for Children.
  • New Hiſtory of a True Book.
  • The Carpenter; or, Danger of Evil Company.
  • The Gin Shop.
  • The Riot.
  • Patient Joe.
  • The Execution of Wild Robert.
  • A New Chriſtmas Carrol, called the Merry Chriſtmas, or happy New Year.
  • The Sorrows of Yamba; or, the Negro Woman's Lamentation.
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