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503.

[Heaven is for all alike prepared]

They came that were hired about the eleventh hour, &c. —xx. 9.

Heaven is for all alike prepared,
And one short moment may suffice

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To win the infinite reward
To' ensure the never-fading prize:
But let not the presumptuous fool
Repentance to the last defer;
Nor let a poor despairing soul
Of mercy even in death despair.