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1274.

[By my own backslidings I]

Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, &c. —ii. 19.

By my own backslidings I
Terribly reproved have been,
Long, as at the point to die,
Groan'd—and added sin to sin:
Sin's reward in sin I gain,
Left its evil fruits to feel,
Fear, astonishment, and pain,
Late remorse, and present hell.