"MANKIND's redemption," you are pleas'd to say, "By JESUS CHRIST, was not the @3only@1 way "That could succeed; indefinitely @3more@1 "Th' @3Almighty's@1 wisdom had within its store; "By any chosen one of which, no doubt, "The same redemption had been brought about. "For who shall dare," you argue, "in this case, "To limit the Omnipotence of grace? "As if a finite understanding knew "What the @3Almighty@1 could, or could not do: "Tho' since He chose this method, we must own, "That our dependence is on this alone." Now, Sir, acknowledging his pow'r immense, Beyond the reach of all created sense; Does it not seem to follow, thereupon, That @3his@1 true way must be directly @3One?@1 To save the world he gave his @3only Son@1, Therefore—by @3Him alone@1 it could be done. Variety of ways is the effect Of finite view, that sees not @3the direct@1; But the @3Almighty@1, having all in view, Must be suppos'd to see, and take it too; To see at once, tho' @3we@1 are in the dark, The one straight line to the intended mark. Saint Paul's assertion of—@3no other name Given under Heav'n@1—appears to be the same With this—"no other name, or pow'r, could save But that of JESUS, which JEHOVAH gave:" More @3sons@1, more @3saviours@1, as consistent seem As more effective @3methods@1 to redeem. @3I am the way@1—said CHRIST; there could not be, By just conclusion, any, then, but @3He: I am the truth@1—whence it appears anew, That no way else could possibly be @3true: I am the life@1—to which, as @3Adam@1 died, Nothing could bring mankind again, beside. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...JOHN WILKES BOOTH AT THE FARM (JANUARY 12, 1848) by EDGAR LEE MASTERS RHYMES OF THE DAY by GEORGE SANTAYANA A WIFE IN LONDON by THOMAS HARDY BERTHE AND FRANCESCA BRAGGIOTTI by JOSEPHINE V. BROWER POORTITH CAULD by ROBERT BURNS |