At the Carey Mike Bullmore alluded to the following ditty which I had not heard before
Run, John, run, the law commands
But gives us neither feet nor hands,
But gives us neither feet nor hands,
Far better news the gospel brings:
It bids us fly and gives us wings
It bids us fly and gives us wings
The couplets are usually spoken of as John Bunyan's (it's certainly his style). According to Justin Taylor, Jason Meyer pins it on Ralph Erskine. (Spurgeon goes for John Berridge).
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Berridge uses similar wording in his hymn, 'The Law Demands a Weighty Debt' (Gadsby's, No. 49), so is probably reworking Bunyan.
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