By peddling cares and savings in her trade.

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"Why are our sins forgiven?—Priests reply,

—'Because by faith on mercy we rely;

Because, believing, we repent and pray,'—

Is this their doctrine?—then, they go astray:

We're pardon'd neither for belief nor deed,

For faith nor practice, principle nor creed;

Nor for our sorrow for our former sin,

Nor for our fears when better thoughts begin;