Doctor Watts's imitation of the Psalms of David, to which is added a collection of hymns; the whole applied to the state of the Christian Church in general (3rd ed.) ‎#LIV

LIV. The Deceitfulness of Sin

1 Sin has a thousand treacherous arts
To practice on the mind;
With flattering looks she tempts our hearts,
But leaves a sting behind.

2 With names of virtue she deceives
The aged and the young;
And, while the heedless wretch believes,
She makes his fetters strong.

3 She pleads for all the joy she brings,
And gives a fair pretence;
But cheats the soul of heavenly things,
And chains it down to sense.

4 So, on a tree divinely fair
Grew the forbidden food;
Our mother took the poison there,
And tainted all her blood.

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• First Line: Sin has a thousand treacherous arts
• Title: The Deceitfulness of Sin
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1786

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