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VIII.
[If thou hast found much comfort in thy prayer]
If thou hast found much comfort in thy prayer,Sweet foretastes of anticipated heaven,
If this was so, or if these were not given,
It is not well to weigh with too much care;
For many times these sweets imparted are,
Like sugared dainties, onward so to win
Young scholars who in Christ's lore first begin,
That to his school they may again repair.
But of this thing be careful—here give heed,
Since this and not thy pleasure is the end
Of all thy prayer, this question often ask—
Does it more holy self-denial breed,
And leaves it thee more fearful to offend,
With loins succinct, readier for every task?
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