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20. NO ESCAPING THE SCOURGING.
God scourgeth some severely, some He spares;
But all in smart have less or greater shares.
But all in smart have less or greater shares.
21. THE ROD.
God's rod doth watch while men do sleep, and then
The rod doth sleep, while vigilant are men.
The rod doth sleep, while vigilant are men.
22. GOD HAS A TWOFOLD PART.
God, when for sin He makes His children smart,
His own He acts not, but another's part;
But when by stripes He saves them, then 'tis known
He comes to play the part that is His own.
His own He acts not, but another's part;
But when by stripes He saves them, then 'tis known
He comes to play the part that is His own.
23. GOD IS ONE.
God, as He is most holy known,
So He is said to be most one.
So He is said to be most one.
24. PERSECUTIONS PROFITABLE.
Afflictions they most profitable are
To the beholder and the sufferer:
Bettering them both, but by a double strain,
The first by patience, and the last by pain.
To the beholder and the sufferer:
Bettering them both, but by a double strain,
The first by patience, and the last by pain.
25. TO GOD.
Do with me, God, as Thou didst deal with John,
Who writ that heavenly Revelation.
Who writ that heavenly Revelation.
