Versos English Michael Wigglesworth Lxi. [53]

English poem

Lxi. [53]

by (1631–1705)

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Of times neglected, of means rejected,   of God’s long-suffering And Pati-ence, to Penitence   that sought hard hearts to bring; Why chords of love did nothing move,   to shame or to remorse? Why warnings grave, and counsels, have   naught chang’d their sinful course?