Now, then, if holiness thou wouldst obtain, <br />And wouldst a tender Christian man remain, <br /> <br />Keep faith in action, let that righteousness <br />That Christ fulfilled always have express <br /> <br />And clear distinction in thy heart, from all <br />That men by Scripture, or besides, it, call <br /> <br />Inherent gospel holiness, or what <br />Terms else they please to give it; for 'tis that, <br /> <br />And that alone, by which all graces come <br />Into the heart; for else there is no room <br /> <br />For ought but pride, presumption, or despair, <br />No love or other graces can be there. <br /> <br />Received you the Spirit, saith St. Paul, <br />By hearing, faith, or works? not works, and shall <br /> <br />No ways retain the same, except you do <br />Hear faith, embrace the same, and stick thereto.<br /><br />John Bunyan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/of-holiness-of-life/
