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The Genuine Writings of Patrick.

I.— THE HYMN, OR 'BREASTPLATE.'

1.

^[1] BIND myself^[2] to-day,
To a strong power, an invocation^[3] of the Trinity,
I believe in a Threeness with confession of a Oneness in^[4] the Creator of Judgment.^[5]

2.

I bind myself to-day,
To the power^[6] of the birth of Christ, with His baptism,
To the power of the crucifixion, with His burial,
To the power of His resurrection, with His ascension.
To the power of His coming to the judgment of doom.

1. The figures refer to the notes at the end of the book.

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