A spirit sent would put that law aside;
It gives to some advantage others need,
Or hurts the sinner, should it not succeed.
‘If from the dead,’ said Dives, ‘one were sent
To warn my brethren, sure they would repent;’ 20
But Abraham answer’d, [‘If] they now reject
The guides they have, no more would that effect;
Their doubts too obstinate for grace would prove,
For wonder hardens hearts it fails to move.’
“Suppose a sinner in an hour of gloom,