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THE WIFE OF BEITH. zl.
M> Lord, qaotti fhe, i do intend,.
Lamenting for my former vice;
The poor thief, at.the latter end,
For one word went to Paradife.
The thief heard never of ;ny teachings,
My heavenly teachings and my laws,
But thou wait daily a„ my preachings,
Both heard and faw and yet minlka.vs.
Mailer, quoth ihe, the feripture fays.
The JewiOi woman who play’d the lown»
'Conform unto the Hebrew laws,
Was brought to thee to be put down ’
But neverthelefs thou let her go.
And made'ft the Pharafees afraid.
Invieed, fays Chrilt, it was right fo.
And that my bidding was obey’d,
Woman, he faid, I may not call
The children's bread to dogs like thee.
Although my mercies {till do lalt.
There's mercy here bat not for the?.
But loving Lord, may I prefame.
Poor worm that I may fpeak again.
The dogs for hunger were undone,
And of the crumbs they were right fain.
Grant me one err mb that then doth fall,
From thv bleft children’s table Lord,
That I may be refrefh d withal.
It will me help enough afford.
The gates of mercy now are clos’d,
And theu can'll hardly enter in ;
It is not fo as thou iuppos d.
For thou art deadly fick in fin,