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He deign'd to die that they might riſe again,
And ſhare with him in the ſublimeſt ſkies,
Life without death, and glory without end.20
Improve your privileges while they ſtay,
Ye pupils, and each hour redeem, that bears
Or good or bad report of you to heav'n.
Let ſin, that baneful evil to the ſoul,
By you be ſhunn'd, nor once remit your guard;25
Suppreſs the deadly ſerpent in its egg.
Ye blooming plants of human race divine,
An Ethiop tells you 'tis your greateſt foe;
Its tranſient ſweetneſs turns to endleſs pain,
And in immenſe perdition ſinks the ſoul.30
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