Religion
Book II, 63: On Prayer
From Divine Fancies (1633), Book II
Religion
In all our Prayers, th' Almighty do's regard
The Iudgement of the Ballance, not the Yeard:
He loves not Words, but Matter; 'Tis his pleasure
To buy his Wares by Weight, and not by Measure.
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