A Paraphrase on The Ten Commandments in Divine Poems Illustrated With Twelve Copper Plates, shewing how Personal Punishments has been inflicted on the Transgressors of these Commandments, as is Recorded in the Holy Scripture. Never before Printed. Also, a Metrical Paraphrase upon the Creed and Lord's-Prayer. Written by George Wither |
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Commandment VI.
[Murther leaves a bloody stain]
VI. Thou shalt do no murder, &c.
Murther leaves a bloody stain,
Which unpurged will remain,
Till a Flood of Tears it cost,
Or till blood for blood be lost.
Which unpurged will remain,
Till a Flood of Tears it cost,
Or till blood for blood be lost.
Nor old age, nor length of time
Cleared Joab of this Crime,
Nor his Power, though great it was,
Nor a priviledged place
Could his head from vengeance hide,
But for this Offence he dy'd.
Cleared Joab of this Crime,
Nor his Power, though great it was,
Nor a priviledged place
Could his head from vengeance hide,
But for this Offence he dy'd.
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