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Forget that thou hast served me; forget where Miriam, Peter, and Glaucus dwell; forget also this house, and all Christians. Thou wilt come every month to my house, where Demas, my freedman, will pay thee two pieces of gold. But shouldst thou spy further after Christians, I will have thee flogged, or delivered into the hands of the prefect of the city." Chilo bowed down, and said, "I will forget."
We are compassed on every side, Lord; our own backslidings reprove us; our Diabolonians within our town fright us; and the army of the angel of the bottomless pit distresses us. Thy grace can be our salvation, and whither to go but to thee we know not.
Hail; victorious hail to the conquering goddess Sabina! If only Pollux were here he would remind me of the right words. 'Hail; victorious hail, to the thousand-fold Sabina! That is nonsense. 'Hail, hail! divine hail to thee O all-conquering Sabina. No it was not that either.
So let go the woman: or I'll knock your brains out with my keys." "I'll make a blood-pudding of thy midriff first," answered Lambourne, laying his left hand on his dagger, but still detaining the Countess by the arm with his right. "So have at thee, thou old ostrich, whose only living is upon a bunch of iron keys."
When conscience is once thoroughly awakened, as it shall be before the judgment-seat, God will need say no more to the sinner than Solomon said to filthy Shimei, "Thou knowest all the wickedness that thy heart is privy to." As who should say, "Thy conscience knows, and can well inform thee of all the evil and sin that thou art guilty of."
Hast left that sin that thou, through habit, fallest into so oft? and other many vices that thou hast done and pleased the fiend with: and grieved thy good GOD, and hast barred thyself against the grace that should help thee.
As keepers of a field, are they against her round about; because she hath been rebellious against me, saith the LORD. Thy way and thy doings have procured these things unto thee; this is thy wickedness, because it is bitter, because it reacheth unto thine heart. My bowels, my bowels!
Place of refuge, let not the crocodile commit ravages. It is now four times that I have laid my complaint before thee. How much more time shall I spend in doing this?"
"Since when have I veiled from thee the sun of my favor?" The cup-bearer answered, that he loaded his private Oberleibläufer with money, but gave his poor faithful servants nothing.
This retreat To guilt, and innocence alike, is open, And whether thy designs be good or ill, Thy purpose criminal or virtuous, that We leave to thee to settle with thy heart. Our purpose never can disgrace your God. 'Tis his own noblest work. To you indeed, I may reveal it. PRIOR. To what end, I pray? Forego, dear prince, this needless explanation.
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