"Th' Eternal Mind, ev'n Heathens understood, Was Infinitely Powerful, Wise, and Good. In their Conceptions, who conceiv'd aright, These Three Essential Attributes unite. They saw that, wanting any of the Three, Such an All-perfect Being could not be."
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The True Grounds Of Eternal And Immutable Rectitude" St. 1
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John Byrom
John Byrom (29 February 1692 – 26 September 1763) was an English poet.
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