742    7s     John Berridge
“He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool.” Prov. 28. 26

1 He that trusts in his own heart,
  Acts a raw and foolish part;
  Base it is, and full of guile,
  Brooding mischief in a smile.

2 Does it boast of love within?
  So it may, and yet may sin;
  Peter loved his Master well,
  Yet a loving Peter fell.

3 Does it feel a melting frame?
  David also felt the same;
  Yet he made a woeful trip,
  And perceived his mountain slip.

4 Does it talk of faith, and boast?
  Abra’m had as much as most;
  Yet, beguiled by unbelief,
  Twice he durst deny his wife.

5 Every prop will, first or last,
  Sink or fail, but Jesus Christ;
  On this sure foundation stone
  Let me build and rest alone.