891    S.M.     John Berridge
“Thou shalt see greater abominations.” Ezek. 8. 6

1 That image-chamber foul
  Which met Ezekiel’s eye,
  Points out the breast of every soul,
  Where lurking idols lie.

2 Yet ask for further light,
  And turn to see thy woe,
  And God will clear thy misty sight,
  And deeper visions show.

3 As we the light can bear
  To break upon our eyes,
  Still deeper idols shall appear,
  And more will after rise.

4 Thus pride is broken down,
  And humbled in the dust,
  We view our vileness, and must own
  The Lord is all our trust.

5 May Jesus Christ disclose
  The plagues within my heart;
  And as my soul more humbled grows,
  A brighter faith impart.