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TEMPTATION (2) by ROBERT HERRICK

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First Line: GOD TEMPTED NO ONE (AS S. AUG'STINE SAITH)
Last Line: BUT NONE, OF PURPOSE, TO BE OVERCOME.
Subject(s): TEMPTATION;
God tempteth no one (as S. Aug'stine saith)
For any ill; but, for the proof of Faith:
Unto temptation God exposeth some;
But none, of purpose, to be overcome.



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