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239. THE POOR MAN'S PART.
Tell me, rich man, for what intent
Thou load'st with gold thy vestiment?
Whenas the poor cry out: To us
Belongs all gold superfluous.
Thou load'st with gold thy vestiment?
Whenas the poor cry out: To us
Belongs all gold superfluous.
240. THE RIGHT HAND.
God has a right hand, but is quite bereft
Of that which we do nominate the left.
Of that which we do nominate the left.
241. THE STAFF AND ROD.
Two instruments belong unto our God:
The one a staff is and the next a rod;
That if the twig should chance too much to smart,
The staff might come to play the friendly part.
The one a staff is and the next a rod;
That if the twig should chance too much to smart,
The staff might come to play the friendly part.
242. GOD SPARING IN SCOURGING.
God still rewards us more than our desert;
But when He strikes, He quarter-acts His part.
But when He strikes, He quarter-acts His part.
243. CONFESSION.
Confession twofold is, as Austin says,
The first of sin is, and the next of praise.
If ill it goes with thee, thy faults confess:
If well, then chant God's praise with cheerfulness.
The first of sin is, and the next of praise.
If ill it goes with thee, thy faults confess:
If well, then chant God's praise with cheerfulness.
