sincerity's

Updated: May 20, 2025

Sincerity's that grace by which we poise, And keep our duties even: nor but toys Are all we do, if no sincerity Attend our works, lift it up ne'er so high. Sincerity makes heav'n upon us smile, Lo, here's a man in whom there is no guile! Nathaniel, an Israelite indeed! With duties he sincerely doth proceed; Under the fig-tree heav'n saw him at prayer, There is but few do their devotions there.

John Bunyan - Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02