Penitency.

A man's transgressions God does then remit,
When man He makes a penitent for it.

Robert Herrick

Robert Herrick was a 17th-century English lyric poet and cleric. He is known for his book of poems, "Hesperides," which includes the carpe diem poem "To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time." His works are noted for their clarity, simplicity, and musical quality. Herrick was also a vicar of Dean Prior in Devon, despite being ejected during the English Civil War and later reinstated.

Robert Herrick

To God: On His Sickness.

Robert Herrick, Simple Poetry

To Bianca, To Bless Him.

Robert Herrick, Simple Poetry

Twilight.

Robert Herrick, Simple Poetry

The More Mighty, The More Merciful.

Robert Herrick, Simple Poetry

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Penitence.

Who after his transgression doth repent,
Is half, or altogether innocent.

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God's Pardon.

When I shall sin, pardon my trespass here;
For once in hell, none knows remission there.

Robert Herrick

To God.

God, who me gives a will for to repent,
Will add a power to keep me innocent;
That I shall ne'er that trespass recommit
When I have done true penance here for it.

Robert Herrick

Penitence.

The doctors, in the Talmud, say,
That in this world one only day
In true repentance spent will be
More worth than heaven's eternity.

Robert Herrick

Pardon.

God pardons those who do through frailty sin,
But never those that persevere therein.

Robert Herrick

Sin Severely Punished.

God in His own day will be then severe
To punish great sins, who small faults whipt here.

Robert Herrick