Virtus Rediviva Or a Panegyricke On the late King Charls the I. Second Monarch of Great Britain. By Tho. Forde |
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35. Cap. of Job.
Then 'gan Elihu speak, vileness dost dareThy righteousness with Gods thus to compare?
Thou sayst, what gain will righteousness bring in?
Or shall I thrive by that more than by sin?
I'll answer thee. Behold, the clouds that stand
His surer guard against thy sinning hand.
Legions of doubled sins cannot assault
Thy God, or pierce his starry-guarded vault.
Nor can thy stock of good encrease his store,
Thy hand may hurt, or help (like thee) the poor. &c.
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