HPB-SB-14-20

H. P. Blavatsky Scrapbooks

from Adyar archives of the International Theosophical Society

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vol. 14, p. 20	volume 14, page 20 vol. title: vol. period: 1882 pages in vol.: 174
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(From “The Truth Seeker.”)

THE FIRST ARTICLE OF THE METHODIST FAITH
ANALYZED.

Br Robert Swail.

There is but one living and true God, everlasting, without body or parts, of infinite power, wisdom, or goodness; the maker of all things, visible and invisible, and in unity of all this godhead there are three persons of one substance, power, and eternity, the Father, the Son; and Holy Ghost.

There’s but one living and true God, The rest are false, or ’neath the sod, Except the devil, and don’t forget, If rumor’s true, he’s breathing yet. God has no parts in Wesley’s view, And he is everlasting too. ’Tis only holy men can guess The mysteries of godliness. He’s powerful, all wise, and good, And infinite, that’s clear as mud, Which boundless means, good Webster said, Not circumscribed, unlimited. Lo, the infinite God must dwell In every place, in heaven and hell, Since two things can’t possess one place, Then all is God—all him embrace. He makes all seen and unseen things Preserves them ’neath his mighty wings; Made sin and sorrow just for fun, And everything below the sun; Made guns and powder, shell and shot, Brimstone and fire, to make hell hot; Made alcohol as well as tea, Disease and death, and misery; Made breweries and whisky shops; Made insects to destroy our crops; Made serpents and the murderer’s mind; Made thieves and rogues to curse mankind; Made graves, with hells on either side, Made greasy groves therein to glide; Made snares to trap the souls of men; Made fiends to catch nine out of ten.

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