The tastes of the mass of the human race are groveling and vile.
They only care to sip the vulgar cup of time and sense.
Their sin-soiled garments and polluted feet prove, that they wallow in defiling mire.
See the worldling.
A temptation meets him.
A gilded bait allures.
A sweet indulgence opens its inviting arms.
What follows?
The silly moth is caught!
Pleasure whispers, "Come and partake!"
Desire acquiesces.
Nature surrenders.
Thus Satan leads his crowds down misery's downward slope.
Quickly, easily--they glide along.
The rolling pebble has no power to stop.
The downhill torrent is incapable of turning.
To them, liberty is unknown.
The clash of heavy chains attests their bondage.
Satan drags them--and they must obey.
The world gives laws--they tremblingly submit.
They crouch, the slaves of many an insulting tyrant!
"Each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is dragged away and enticed.
Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin;
and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death!" James 1:14–15
"No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it!" 1 Corinthians 10:13
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The Silly Moth Is Caught By Henry
Law Why is this world such a wide sea of evil? Why do earth's multitudes
roll so easily to hell? The tastes of the mass of the
human race are grovelling and vile. They only care to sip the
vulgar cup of time and sense. Their sin-soiled garments and
polluted feet prove That they wallow in defiling mire. See
the worldling. A temptation meets him. A gilded
bait allures. A sweet indulgence opens its
inviting arms. What follows? The silly moth
is caught. Pleasure whispers, Come and partake. Desire acquiesces. Nature surrenders. Thus Satan leads his crowds down
misery's downward slope. Quickly, easily, they glide along. The rolling pebble has no power
to stop. The downhill torrent is incapable
of turning. To them, liberty is unknown. The clash of heavy chains attests
their bondage. Satan drags them, and they must
obey. The world gives laws. They tremblingly
submit. They crouch, the slaves of many
an insulting tyrant.
About Henry Law
Henry Law (1797-1884) was Dean of Gloucester from 1862 until his death. He is mostly well known for his work, "Christ is All: The Gospel in the Pentateuch", which surveys typologies of Christ in the first five books of the Old Testament.
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