Versos English Michael Wigglesworth Xciv. [80]

English poem

Xciv. [80]

by (1631–1705)

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“We hated vice and set great price,   by virtuous conversation; And by the same we got a name   and no small commendation. God’s Laws express that righteousness   is that which he doth prize; And to obey, as he doth say,   is more than sacrifice.