The baptistery, or, The way of eternal life (1846)
Williams, Isaac, 1802-1865, Bolswert, Boëce van, ca. 1580-1633 · Oxford : J.H. Parker · leaf 410
of fruits for thyuse and delight [L]; and these He bestoweth upon thee in orderthat thou mayest follow Virtue [M]. And since God doeth allthese things out of His very great Charity [N], wilt thou not alsoin thy turn be melted with love ? Surely although Virtue be ofitself lovely, and vice… … ^zc jftlan encompassed foiti) blessings. Lord, what is man that Thou shouldst own, And like a guest shouldst visit him;—With Thine own loving-kindness crown, And set him with Thy Seraphim.Thou from the dust didst give him birth,And pointing upward from dull earthAwaken to Thine orison,Creations…
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