Lux Domini
Because he slew me not from the womb; or that my mother might have been my grave, and her womb to be always great with me.

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Interpretation

When grace has the victory, it is good to be ashamed of our folly, to admire the goodness of God, and be warned to guard our spirits another time. See how strong the temptation was, over which the prophet got the victory by Divine assistance!

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This thought runs through Jeremiah 20:14-18.