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 The Providence,—which all things doth dispose     28 With such deep counsels that all mortal gaze Is baffled ere to that great depth it goes— That unto Him she loves might bend her ways,     31 The Bride of Him Who, with a bitter cry, Espoused her with the blood we bless and praise, In fuller peace, more steadfast loyalty,     34 Her, for her good, with two high chiefs endowed, That they on either side her guides might be. The soul of one with love seraphic glowed;      34 The other by his wisdom on our earth