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For an apple once we lost our God, and still lose Him for no more; for money, for meat, for diet: but Thou, Lord, art patience, and pity, and sweetness, and love; therefore we sons of men are not consumed.

George Herbert A Priest to the Temple, or, The Country Parson

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George Herbert, A Priest to the Temple: The Author's Prayer before Sermon (Remains, 1652) - The Author's Prayer before Sermon (in Herbert's Remains, 1652)
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