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1172.

[Thou hast into the furnace cast]

Behold, I have refined thee, &c. —xlviii. 10.

Thou hast into the furnace cast,
Yet by my griefs and sufferings pass'd
I am not, Lord, refined:
I am not, but I shall be pure,
Shall make my own election sure,
And leave my dross behind.