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[Wouldst Thou insult the fallen man]

I have set before you life and death, &c. —xxx. 19.

Wouldst Thou insult the fallen man,
The work of Thy own hands,
Or mock us, Lord, with offers vain,
If Thy decree withstands?
Thou canst not thus our souls deceive,
(Though men their God belie,)
Thou canst not bid us choose to live,
Whom Thou hast doom'd to die.