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[To men of their own knowledge proud]
But without a parable spake He not unto, &c.
—iv. 34.
To men of their own knowledge proud,
In every age the truths of God
As riddles dark appear:
The things in parables conceal'd
From them, are to the poor reveal'd
The simple and sincere.
In every age the truths of God
As riddles dark appear:
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From them, are to the poor reveal'd
The simple and sincere.
The secrets of the Lord are known
To them who follow Christ alone,
And leave themselves behind;
To sinners who His cross embrace
He shows the mysteries of grace,
And tells them all His mind.
To them who follow Christ alone,
And leave themselves behind;
To sinners who His cross embrace
He shows the mysteries of grace,
And tells them all His mind.
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