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148. MERCY.
Mercy, the wise Athenians held to be
Not an affection, but a deity.
Not an affection, but a deity.
149. WAGES.
After this life, the wages shall
Not shared alike be unto all.
Not shared alike be unto all.
150. TEMPTATION.
God tempteth no one, as St. Austin saith,
For any ill, but for the proof of faith;
Unto temptation God exposeth some,
But none of purpose to be overcome.
For any ill, but for the proof of faith;
Unto temptation God exposeth some,
But none of purpose to be overcome.
151. GOD'S HANDS.
God's hands are round and smooth, that gifts may fall
Freely from them and hold none back at all.
Freely from them and hold none back at all.
152. LABOUR.
Labour we must, and labour hard
I' th' forum here, or vineyard.
I' th' forum here, or vineyard.
153. MORA SPONSI, THE STAY OF THE BRIDEGROOM.
The time the bridegroom stays from hence
Is but the time of penitence.
Is but the time of penitence.
