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That souls departed are not put out quite;
But as they walked here in their vestures white,
So live in heaven in everlasting light.
But as they walked here in their vestures white,
So live in heaven in everlasting light.
182. CHRIST'S BIRTH.
One birth our Saviour had; the like none yet
Was, or will be a second like to it.
Was, or will be a second like to it.
183. THE VIRGIN MARY.
To work a wonder, God would have her shown
At once a bud and yet a rose full-blown.
At once a bud and yet a rose full-blown.
184. ANOTHER.
As sunbeams pierce the glass, and streaming in,
No crack or schism leave i' th' subtle skin:
So the Divine Hand worked and brake no thread,
But, in a mother, kept a maidenhead.
No crack or schism leave i' th' subtle skin:
So the Divine Hand worked and brake no thread,
But, in a mother, kept a maidenhead.
185. GOD.
God, in the holy tongue, they call
The place that filleth all in all.
The place that filleth all in all.
186. ANOTHER OF GOD.
God's said to leave this place, and for to come
Nearer to that place than to other some,
Of local motion, in no least respect,
But only by impression of effect.
Nearer to that place than to other some,
Of local motion, in no least respect,
But only by impression of effect.
