第28节

    【】ehighpower,sofar

    exceededhun;andhish

    thustotheeyrealnisterhefrad.

    inhabitanthgod,noell

    paradiselost

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    thyfavour,inthishonourdoon;

    underhouhastvouchsafed

    toenter,andtheseearthlyfruitstotaste,

    foodnotofangels,yetaeptedso,

    asthatre

    atheavenshighfeaststohavefed:yetpare

    tothehreplied.

    oadaonealghtyis,frobr>

    allthingsproretu,

    ifnotdepravedfroood,createdall

    suatterall,

    endueds,variousdegrees

    ofsubstand,inthingsthatlive,oflife;

    butrerefined,respiritous,andpure,

    asohilaced,oearertending

    eatheirseveralactivespheresassigned,

    tillbodyuptospiritwork,inbounds

    proportiooeatheroot

    springslighterthegreenstalk,froheheleaves

    reaery,lastthebrightnsuateflower

    spiritsodorousbreathes:floheirfruit,

    nsnourishnt,bygradualscalesublid,

    tovitalspiritsaspire,toanil,

    tointellectual;givebothlifeandsense,

    fanduanding;hesoul

    reasonreceives,andreasonisherbeing,

    discursive,orintuitive;disurse

    isoftestyours,thelatterstisours,

    differingbutindegree,ofkindthesa.

    paradiselost

    146of374

    then,godforyousawgood

    ifirefusenot,but,asyou

    topropersubstaiye,en

    ayparticipate,andfind

    noinnvediet,nortoolightfare;

    andfroheserporalnutrintsperhaps

    yourbodiesyatlasttualltospirit,

    irovedbytrae,and,end

    ethereal,asay,ate,

    hereorinheavenlyparadisesdwell;

    ifyebefoundobedient,aain

    unalterablyfirisloveentire,

    eanwhileenjoy

    yourfillhappihishappystate

    ore.

    tothepatriarankindreplied.

    ofavourablespirit,propitiousguest,

    thoutaughttheightdirect

    ourknohescaleofnatureset

    froerence;whereon,

    iionofcreatedthings,

    bystepsayasdtogod.butsay,

    eantthatcautionjoined,ifyebefound

    obedientobediehen

    tohiorpossiblyhislovedesert,

    edusfrohedustandplacedushere

    fulltotheutstasureofbliss

    hundesiresseekorapprehend

    totheangel.sonofheaveh,

    paradiselost

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    attendthatthouarthappy,oogod;

    thatthountisuch,oothyself,

    thatis,tothyobediehereinstand.

    thishatcautiohee;beadvised.

    goddetheeperfetable;

    andgoodhedethee,buttopersevere

    heleftitinthypohywill

    bynaturefree,notoverruledbyfate

    iricable,orstriecessity:

    ourvoluntaryserviceherequires,

    notouecessitated;such

    findsnoaeptanorfind;forhow

    hearts,notfree,betriedhertheyserve

    bydestiny,andootherchoose

    self,andalltheangelickhost,thatstand

    insightofgod,enthroned,ourhappystate

    hold,asyouyours,eholds;

    onothersuretynone:freelyweserve,

    becausewefreelylove,asinourwill

    toloveoot;inthisandorfall:

    andsoarefallen,todisobediencefallen,

    andsofroeaventodeepesthell;ofall

    froighstateofbliss,intowoe

    treatprogenitor.thywords

    attentive,andoredelightedear,

    diviructer,ihaveheard,thanwhen

    neighbhills

    aerealsid:norkne

    paradiselost

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    tobebothedfree;

    yetthattolove

    ourker,andobeyhiand

    singleisyetsojust,nstantthoughts

    assured,andstillassure:thoughthoutellest

    hathpassedinheaven,sodoubteve,

    butredesiretohear,ifthou,

    thefullrelation,ustneedsbestrange,

    hyofsacredsileobeheard;

    andlargeday,forsethesun

    hathfinishedhalfhisjouey,andsebegins

    hisotherhalfinthegreatzoneofheaven.

    thusadaaderequest;andraphael,

    aftershortpauseassenting,thusbegan.

    hightterthouenjoi,opriofn,

    sadtaskandhard:forhoe

    tohuheinvisibleexploits

    oforse,

    theruinofsonygloriousonce

    andperfectheystoodhounfold

    thesecretsofanotherworld,perhaps

    notlaorevealyetfood

    thisisdispensed;andountsthereach

    ofhunsense,ishalldelieso,

    bylikeningspiritualtorporalfor,

    asyexpresstheest;thoughifearth

    bebutashadohingstherein

    eaorethahisthought

    asyetthis,andchaoswild

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    reignedheseheavensnohnow

    rests

    uponherterpoised;whenonaday

    forti,thoughieity,applied

    totion,asuresallthingsdurable

    bypresent,past,andfuture,onsuchday

    asheaveyearbringsforth,theeyrealhost

    ofangelsbyierialsuonscalled,

    innurablebeforethealghtysthrone

    forthalltheendsofheaven,appeared

    uheirhierarordersbright:

    tenthousandthousandensignshighadvanced,

    standardsandgonfalonstvanandrear

    streantheair,andfordistinserve

    ofhierarchies,oforders,anddegrees;

    orintheirglitteringtissuesbearilazed

    holyrials,actsofzealandlove

    rerdedehuswheninorbs

    ofuitinexpressibletheystood,

    orbhinorb,thefatherinfinite,

    byinblissiosodsattheson,

    adstasfroflangunt,op

    brightnesshaddeinvisible,thusspake.

    hear,allyeangels,progenyoflight,

    thrones,donations,princedo,virtues,powers;

    heardecree,and.

    thisdayihavebegotideclare

    onlyson,andonthisholyhill

    hiaveanointed,yenowbehold

    paradiselost

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    atrighthand;yourheadihippoint;

    andbyselfhavesshallbow

    allkneesinheaven,andshallnfesshiord:

    underhisgreatvicegerentreignabide

    united,asoneindividualsoul,

    foreverhappy:hihodisobeys,

    disobeys,breaksunion,andthatday,

    godand

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