How shall I lose the sin yet keep the sense,
And love th' offender, yet detest the offence?

How shall I lose the sin yet keep the sense,
And love th' offender, yet detest the offence?

Men are not punished for their sins, but by them.

Men are not punished for their sins, but by them.

Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors
is hard.

Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors
is hard.

So many laws argues so many sins.

So many laws argues so many sins.

Nor custom, nor example, nor cast numbers
Of such as do offend, make less the sin.

Nor custom, nor example, nor cast numbers
Of such as do offend, make less the sin.

Sins cannot be undone, only forgiven.

Sins cannot be undone, only forgiven.

Every sin brings its punishment with it.

Every sin brings its punishment with it.

It's sin and not poverty that makes men miserable.

It's sin and not poverty that makes men miserable.

Come, now again, thy woes impart,
Tell all thy sorrows, all thy sin;
We cannot heal the read more

Come, now again, thy woes impart,
Tell all thy sorrows, all thy sin;
We cannot heal the throbbing heart
Will we discern the wounds within.