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And not a single mite will bate; But gospel sings of Jesus’ blood, And says it made the payment good.
Streaming along a Saviour’s blood; And life, and joy, and crowns above, Obtained by a dear bleeding God.”
2 The law provokes men oft to ill, And churlish hearts makes harder still; But gospel acts a kinder part, And melts a most obdurate heart.
4 Hark! how he prays, (the charming sound Dwells on his dying lips,) “Forgive!” And every groan and gaping wound Cries, “Father, let the rebels live!”] 5
Go, ye that rest upon the law, And toil and seek salvation there, Look to the flame that Moses saw, And shrink, and tremble, and despair.
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But I’ll retire beneath the cross; Saviour, at thy dear feet I’ll lie! And the keen sword that justice draws, Flaming and red, shall pass me by. ISAAC WATTS 1674 L.M. Isaac Watts
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3 “Run, run, and work,” the law commands, Yet finds me neither feet nor hands; But sweeter news the gospel brings; It bids me fly, and lends me wings. 4
The Law and Gospel. Rom. 8. 3; Gal. 3. 10, 11
What curses does the law denounce
Against the man who fails but once! But in the gospel Christ appears Pardoning the guilt of numerous years.
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My soul, no more attempt to draw Thy life and comfort from the law; Fly to the hope the gospel gives; The man that trusts the promise lives. ISAAC WATTS 1674 L.M. J. Berridge The Law and Gospel. Rom. 8. 3, 4; 10. 5-15
The law demands a weighty debt,
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[Such needful wings, O Lord, impart, To brace my feet and brace my heart; Good wings of faith and wings of love Will make a cripple sprightly move.]
5 With these a lumpish soul may fly, And soar aloft, and reach the sky; Nor faint nor falter in the race, But cheerly work, and sing of grace. JOHN BERRIDGE 1716 S.M. Isaac Watts Moses and Christ. John 1. 17; Heb. 3. 1-6
The law by Moses came,
But peace, and truth, and love Were brought by Christ (a nobler name) Descending from above.
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Amidst the house of God Their different works were done;
