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1677.

[Mere man of earthly origin]

He that is of the earth is earthly, &c. —iii. 31.

Mere man of earthly origin
Is all infirmity and sin,

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The meanness of his native place
His spirit and his speech bewrays:
Jesus, the Lord and God most high,
Reveals the secrets of the sky,
And speaks in blessings from above
The language pure of heavenly love.