Analysis of Of Holiness Of Life
John Bunyan 1628 (Elstow, Bedfordshire) – 1688 (London)
Now, then, if holiness thou wouldst obtain,
And wouldst a tender Christian man remain,
Keep faith in action, let that righteousness
That Christ fulfilled always have express
And clear distinction in thy heart, from all
That men by Scripture, or besides, it, call
Inherent gospel holiness, or what
Terms else they please to give it; for 'tis that,
And that alone, by which all graces come
Into the heart; for else there is no room
For ought but pride, presumption, or despair,
No love or other graces can be there.
Received you the Spirit, saith St. Paul,
By hearing, faith, or works? not works, and shall
No ways retain the same, except you do
Hear faith, embrace the same, and stick thereto.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111001101 0101010101 1101011100 11011101 0101001111 1111010111 0101010011 1111111111 0101111101 0101111111 1111010101 1111010111 011010111 1101111101 1101010111 110101011 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 685 |
Words | 124 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 34 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 68 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 15 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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