Lord, what a thoughtless ...

Lord, what a thoughtless wretch was I, To mourn, and murmur and repine, To see the wicked placed on high, In pride and robes of honor shine. But oh, their end, their dreadful end, Thy sanctuary taught me so, On slipp'ry rocks I see them stand, And fiery billows roll below.
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 Isaac Watts

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Abandon the secret chamber and the spiritual life will decay.
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A hermit who has been shut up in his cell in a college has contracted a sort of mould and rust upon his soul.
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No science is speedily learned by the noblest genius without tuition.
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