TRUE faith produces love to God and Man,
Say, Echo, is not this the Gospel plan?
The Gospel plan.
Must I my faith and love to Jesus show,
By doing good to all, both friend and foe?
Both friend and foe.
But, if a brother hates and treats me ill,
Must I return him good, and love him still?
Love him still.
If he my failings watches to reveal,
Must I his faults as carefully conceal?
As carefully conceal.
But if my name and character he blast,
And cruel malice, too, a long time last;
And if I sorrow and affliction know,
He loves to add unto my cup of woe;
In this uncommon, this peculiar case,
Sweet Echo, say, must I still love and bless?
Still love and bless.
Amen! with all my heart, then be it so,
‘Tis all delightful, just and good, I know.
And now to practice I’ll directly go.
Directly go.
But after all the duties I have done,
Must I, in point of merit, them disown,
And trust for heaven through Jesu’s blood alone?
Through Jesu’s blood alone. Acts 16:30, 3130And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? 31And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. (Acts 16:30‑31); 1 John 1:77But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. (1 John 1:7).