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ppear of respiration to the just, And vengeance to the wicked, at return of him so lately promis'd to thy aid The Woman's feed, obscurely then foretold, Now amplier known thy Saviour and thy Lord, Laft in the Clouds from Heav'n to be reveal'd 545 In glory of the Father, to diffolve Satan with his perverted World, then raise From the conflagrant mass, purg'd and refin'd, New Heav'ns, new Earth, Ages of endless date Founded in righteousness and peace and love To bring forth fruits, Joy and eternal Bliss. He ended; and thus Adam last reply'd. How foon hath thy prediction, Seer blest, Measur'd this tranfient World, the Race of time, Till time stand fixt: beyond is all Abyss, Eternity, whose end no eye can reach. Greatly instructed I shall hence depart, Greatly in peace of thought, and have my fill Of knowledge, what this Vessel can contain; Beyond which was my folly to aspire. Henceforth I learn, that to obey is best, And love with fear the only God, to walk As in his prefence, ever to observe His providence, and on him fole depend. Merciful over all his works, with good Still overcoming evil, and by small

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Accomplishing great things, by things deem'd weak. Subverting worldly strong, and worldly wife

By fimply meek; that fuffering for Truths fake

Is fortitude to highest victory,

And to the faithful Death the Gate of Life,
Taught this by his example whom I now
Acknowledge my Redeemer ever blest.

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To whom thus also th'Angel last reply'd: This having learnt, thou hast attain'd the sum 175 Of wisdom; hope no higher, though all the Stars Thou knewst by name, and all th' ethereal Powers, All fecrets of the deep, all Natures works, Or works of God in Heav'n, Aire, Earth, or Sea, And all the riches of this World enjoy'dft, And all the rule, one Empire; only add Deeds to thy knowledge answerable, add Faith; Add Virtue, Patience, Temperance, add Love, By name to come eall'd Charity, the foul

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Of all the rest: then wilt thou not be loath. 585 To leave this Paradise, but fhalt posiess

A paradife within thee, happier far.

Let us defcend now therefore from this top
Of speculation; for the hour precise

Exacts our parting hence; and see the Guards, دور
By me encampt on yonder Hill, expect
Their motion, at whose Front a flaming Sword,
In signal of remove, waves fiercely round;
We may no longer stay: go, waken Eve;
Her also I with gentle Dreams have calm'd
Portending good, and all her spirits compos'd
To meek fubreiffion: thou at season fit
Let her with thee partake what thou hast heard,
Chiefly what may concern her Faith to know,

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ne great deliverance by her Seed to come or by the Woman's seed) on all Mankind. hat ye may live, which will be many days, oth in one Faith unanimous though sad, Tith cause for evils past, yet much more cheer'd ith meditation on the happy end. He ended, and they both descend the Hill; efcended, Adam to the Bowre where Eve

ay fleeping ran before, but found her wak't; and thus with words not fad the him receiv'd.

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Whence thou return'st, and whither went'st, I know;
or God is also in fleep, and Dreams advise,
Which he hath sent propitious, some great good
Presaging, since with forrow and heart's distress
Wearied I fell asleep; but now lead on;

In me is no delay; with thee to go,
Is to stay here; without thee here to stay,
Is to go hence unwillingly; thou to me
Art all things under Heav'n, all places thou,
Who for my woful crime att banish'd hence.
This further consolation yet secure

I carry hence; though all by me is loft,
Such favour I unworthy am vouchsaft,
By me the Promis'd seed shall all reftore.

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So spake our Mother Eve, and Adam heard Well pleas'd, but answer'd not; for now too nigh 625 Th'Archangel stood, and from the other Hili To their fixt Station, all in bright array The Cherubim descended; on the ground Gliding meteoreous, as Ev'ning Mift

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Ris'n from a River o'er the marish glides, 630
And gathers ground fast at the Labourers heel
Homeward returning. High in front advanc'd
The brandish'd Sword of God before them blaz'd.
Fierce as a Comet; which with torrid heat,
And vapours as the Libyan Air aduft,
Began to parch that temperate Clime; whereat
In either hand the haft'ning Angel caught
Our lingring Parents, and to th' Eastern Gate
Led them direct, and down the Cliff as fast
To the subjected Plain; then disappear'd.
They looking back, all th'Eastern side beheld
Of Paradise, so late their happy feat,
Wav'd over by that flaming Brand, the Gate
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Some natural tears they drop'd, but wip'd them soon;
The World was all before them, where to chuse
Their place of rest, and Providence their guide:
They hand in hand with wandring steps and flow,
Through Eden took their solitary way.

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INDEX.

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Aron and Mofes, their Mif-3p. 362.1.170

fion to Egypt

Ab diel (a Seraph) opposes

Satan promoting

Angels Revolt, &c.

Reply to his Answer
His Fidelity, &c. Celebrated
Retreat from Satan's Party
Soliloquy on on View of him at

Head

Speech to him thereon
Reply to his Answer

Encounters him in the Battel
Vanquishes Ariel, Arioc and
miel, (fallen Angels)
Abel and Cain, their Story related
Abraham's and the Patriarchs

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their 2

p. 159. 1.803.

p. 162. 1. 877

1.896

P. 166. 1. 1

Sp. }P. 169.

Ra-2

All Nations his Sons by Faith

Acheron, a River of Hell
Adam and Eve described Generally

Their State of Innocence

Particularly

1.114

P. 170. 1. 130

P. 171. 1. 171

P. 172. 1. 189

3p. 178.

1.369

P. 339. 1.429

P. 360. 1. 113
P. 371. 1. 446
P.51. 1.570
р. 106. 1. 288

1. 295

P. 107. 1.312

p. 113. 1.492

P. 121. 1.738

P. 140.1.211

Night Oraison

P. 143. 1.303

P. 238. 1.510

Vide Innocence.

P.124.1.720

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