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474.

[Ye pitiless, hard-hearted men]

Shouldest not thou also have had compassion, &c. —xviii. 33.

Ye pitiless, hard-hearted men,
Pardon to others who deny,
Ye lose your grace, received in vain,
And soon ye in your sins shall die:
Harsh to your fellow-servants here
Who rigorously exact your due
When Christ doth in the clouds appear
Judgment alone remains for you.