· A ·ptltj} for Prorln!. ~edittll. 9. I S fa.!ling_'rhen ·~t~·e thing that Cod ~equires ? Can faflmg exp1ate; od1ake thofe fires . That fin hath blowfl to fuch amighty flame? Can fackc~orh clothe afault, or hide il1hame ? . Can ~fhes c~enfe thy blot ? or pnrge rhf oftence! : ·: Or do thr hands.m·ake Hea~~n a;ecompence, · · Ey ftrowmg du~ upon thy bt;~1 face·? · Are thefe the mcks to purchakhcav-'nly grace ? No, though tbou .pine thy fdfwitiHvilling want; Or face look thinl or CatKaf~ ne*rrfo·.ga.unt ; · Although thou w·oifer:weeds than-fackclo~h wear, Or naked go :·dr flee_p in fhiru of~it; Or ,rhough thou chufe<an A!h-tub for tHybed, Or make adailj-aun~hil pn rhy he:td ; , . Thy labor is po~ ~~'d with eqllal gains, · For thou haft nought but labor for thy -pains: Such holy madne(s God reje8:s, and loaths, .... That finks no deeper rhan the skin) or ctoaths : ~ris not thi.ne nes :vhich ' ( t.aughttoweep b! art ) Look red w1th tears, ('nor gwltY. of thyhe~r~ ) · 'Tis not the hold'ing ofthy han<ls-fo high, ' 1 Nor yet rhe purer fquiming ef-thine·cye ; "Tis nor your mimick mouth, yolltr a~tick faces, Your Scripture phrafes, or dteet:ed Graces, Yeur prodigalup-banding of thine eyes, Wb.o1e gafhful bals do feem to pelt the skies; "Tis not the firiet reforming ef your hair So dofe, that all the neighbour skull is bare ; ~Tis not rh~ drooping of rhy head fo low, N~r)'tt·the lowring of rhy (ulleA brow, Nor wolvifh hGwlit-~g that difturb.s the air 2 Nor rep~titions,. or yo• ll' t~dioos prayer ; 04 39 ..
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