Religion
Book I, 23: On the Hypocrite
From Divine Fancies (1633), Book I
Religion
No mans condition is so base as his;
None more accurs'd than he: For Man esteemes
Him hatefull, 'cause he seemes not what hee is:
God hates him, 'cause he is not what he seemes;
What griefe is absent, or what mischiefe can
B added to the hate of God and Man?
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