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785.

[Where'er the pure baptismal rite]

Coming up out of the water, He saw the, &c. —i. 10.

Where'er the pure baptismal rite
Is duly minister'd below,
The heavens are open'd in our sight,
And God His Spirit doth bestow,
The grace infused invisible,
Which would with man for ever dwell.
But ah, we lost the grace bestow'd,
Nor let the Spirit on us remain,

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Made void the ordinance of God,
By sin shut up the heavens again,
Who would not keep our garments white,
Or walk as children of the light.