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But thou hast mercy upon all; for thou canst do all things, and winkest at the sins of men, because they should amend.
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For thou lovest all the things that are, and abhorrest nothing which thou hast made: for never wouldest thou have made any thing, if thou hadst hated it.
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And how could any thing have endured, if it had not been thy will? or been preserved, if not called by thee?
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But thou sparest all: for they are thine, O Lord, thou lover of souls.