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202. HELL FIRE.
The fire of hell this strange condition hath,
To burn, not shine, as learned Basil saith.
To burn, not shine, as learned Basil saith.
203. ABEL'S BLOOD.
Speak, did the blood of Abel cry
To God for vengeance? Yes, say I,
Ev'n as the sprinkled blood called on
God for an expiation.
To God for vengeance? Yes, say I,
Ev'n as the sprinkled blood called on
God for an expiation.
204. ANOTHER.
The blood of Abel was a thing
Of such a rev'rend reckoning,
As that the old world thought it fit
Especially to swear by it.
Of such a rev'rend reckoning,
As that the old world thought it fit
Especially to swear by it.
205. A POSITION IN THE HEBREW DIVINITY.
One man repentant is of more esteem
With God, than one that never sinned 'gainst Him.
With God, than one that never sinned 'gainst Him.
206. PENITENCE.
The doctors, in the Talmud, say,
That in this world one only day
In true repentance spent will be
More worth than heaven's eternity.
That in this world one only day
In true repentance spent will be
More worth than heaven's eternity.
