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GOD HAS A TWOFOLD PART by ROBERT HERRICK

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First Line: GOD WHEN FOR SIN HE MAKES HIS CHILDREN SMART
Last Line: HE COMES TO PLAY THE PART THAT IS HIS OWN.
Subject(s): GOD;
God when for sin He makes His Children smart,
His own He acts not, but anothers part:
But when by stripes He saves them, then 'tis known,
He comes to play the part that is His own.



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