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TowhomtheAngel.SonofHeavh,
Attend:Thatthouarthappie,owetoGod;[520]
Thatthoutinustsuch,owetothyself,
Thatis,tothyobediehereinstand.
Thiswasthatcautiongivnthee;beadvisd.
Godmadetheeperfet,notimmutable;
Andgoodhemadethee,buttopersevere[525]
Heleftitinthypower,ordaindthywill
Bynaturefree,notover-ruldbyFate
Iricable,orstriecessity;
Ourvoluntarieserviceherequires,
Notourated,suchwithhim[530]
Findsnoacceptanorfind,forhow
hearts,notfree,betridwhethertheyserve
Willingorno,whowillbutwhattheymust
ByDestinie,andootherchoose?
MyselfandallthAngelicHostthatstand[535]
InsightofGodenthrond,ourhappiestate
Hold,asyouyours,whileourobedienceholds;
Onothersuretynone;freelyweserve
Becausewefreelylove,asinourwill
Toloveornot;inthiswestandorfall:[540]
AndSomarefalln,todisobediencefalln,
AndsofromHeavntodeepestHell;Ofall
Fromwhathighstateofblissintowhatwoe!
TowhreatProgenitor.Thywords
Attentive,andwithmoredelightedeare[545]
Diviructer,Ihaveheard,thenwhen
CherubigsbynightfromneighbHills
AerealMusid:norknewInot
Tobebothwillanddeedcreatedfree;
Yetthatwenevershallfettolove[550]
Ourmaker,andobeyhimwhoseand
Single,isyetsojust,mystantthoughts
Assurdmeandstillassure:thoughwhatthoutellst
HathpastinHeavn,Somdoubtwithinmemove,
Butmoredesiretohear,ifthousent,[555]
Thefullrelation,whichmustneedsbestrange,
WorthyofSacredsileobeheard;
Andwehaveyetlargeday,forscarcetheSun
Hathfinishthalfhisjourney,andscarcebegins
HisotherhalfinthegreatZoneofHeavn.[560]
ThusAdammaderequest,andRaphael
Aftershortpauseassenting,thusbegan.
Highmatterthouinjoinstme,Oprimeofmen,
Sadtaskandhard,forhowshallIrelate
Tohumahinvisibleexploits[565]
Spirits;howwithoutremorse
Theruinofsomanygloriousonce
Awhiletheystood;howlastunfould
ThesecretsofanotherWorld,perhaps
Notlawfultoreveal?yetfood[570]
Thisisdispendwhatsurmountsthereach
Ofhumansense,Ishalldelieso,
Bylikningspiritualtocorporalforms,
Asmayexpressthembest,thoughwhatifEarth
BebuttheshaddowofHeavn,andthingstherein[575]
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Attend:Thatthouarthappie,owetoGod;[520]
Thatthoutinustsuch,owetothyself,
Thatis,tothyobediehereinstand.
Thiswasthatcautiongivnthee;beadvisd.
Godmadetheeperfet,notimmutable;
Andgoodhemadethee,buttopersevere[525]
Heleftitinthypower,ordaindthywill
Bynaturefree,notover-ruldbyFate
Iricable,orstriecessity;
Ourvoluntarieserviceherequires,
Notourated,suchwithhim[530]
Findsnoacceptanorfind,forhow
hearts,notfree,betridwhethertheyserve
Willingorno,whowillbutwhattheymust
ByDestinie,andootherchoose?
MyselfandallthAngelicHostthatstand[535]
InsightofGodenthrond,ourhappiestate
Hold,asyouyours,whileourobedienceholds;
Onothersuretynone;freelyweserve
Becausewefreelylove,asinourwill
Toloveornot;inthiswestandorfall:[540]
AndSomarefalln,todisobediencefalln,
AndsofromHeavntodeepestHell;Ofall
Fromwhathighstateofblissintowhatwoe!
TowhreatProgenitor.Thywords
Attentive,andwithmoredelightedeare[545]
Diviructer,Ihaveheard,thenwhen
CherubigsbynightfromneighbHills
AerealMusid:norknewInot
Tobebothwillanddeedcreatedfree;
Yetthatwenevershallfettolove[550]
Ourmaker,andobeyhimwhoseand
Single,isyetsojust,mystantthoughts
Assurdmeandstillassure:thoughwhatthoutellst
HathpastinHeavn,Somdoubtwithinmemove,
Butmoredesiretohear,ifthousent,[555]
Thefullrelation,whichmustneedsbestrange,
WorthyofSacredsileobeheard;
Andwehaveyetlargeday,forscarcetheSun
Hathfinishthalfhisjourney,andscarcebegins
HisotherhalfinthegreatZoneofHeavn.[560]
ThusAdammaderequest,andRaphael
Aftershortpauseassenting,thusbegan.
Highmatterthouinjoinstme,Oprimeofmen,
Sadtaskandhard,forhowshallIrelate
Tohumahinvisibleexploits[565]
Spirits;howwithoutremorse
Theruinofsomanygloriousonce
Awhiletheystood;howlastunfould
ThesecretsofanotherWorld,perhaps
Notlawfultoreveal?yetfood[570]
Thisisdispendwhatsurmountsthereach
Ofhumansense,Ishalldelieso,
Bylikningspiritualtocorporalforms,
Asmayexpressthembest,thoughwhatifEarth
BebuttheshaddowofHeavn,andthingstherein[575]
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