540 550 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 555 560 565 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, 570 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 580 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 Exacts our parting hence; and see the Guards, دور 600 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. 605 611 Whence thou return'st, and whither went'st, I know; In me is no delay; with thee to go, I carry hence; though all by me is loft, 615 620 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 635 Ris'n from a River o'er the marish glides, 630 640 1 The END. INDEX. A Page Line 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 Head Speech to him thereon Encounters him in the Battel te } 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 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 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 |