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    【】svain,

    thouhastrepelled;piouslytheythought

    theetodinish,andfroheehdraw

    thehyworshippers.whoseeks

    tolessenthee,againsthispurposeserves

    toherethyght:hisevil

    thouusest,andfrohenreatestregood.

    hisneadeherheaven

    froeavefar,foundedinview

    ontheclearhyaliheglassyse

    ofalitudealstiears

    nurous,aarperhapsaworld

    ofdestinedhabitation;butthoukno

    theirseasons:aheseatofn,

    earth,fused,

    theirpleasantden,

    andsonsofn,godhaththusadvanced

    createdinhisige,theretodwell

    and;andinreorule

    overhish,insea,orair,

    andltiplyaraceofworshippers

    holyandjust:thricehappy,iftheyknow

    theirhappiness,andpersevereupright

    sosungthey,andtheeyreanrung

    hhalleluiahs:thushkept.

    andthyrequestthinknohatasked

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    hothishingsbegan,

    anderywasdone

    frohebeginning;thatposterity,

    infordbythee,ghtknohouseekest

    aught,notsurpassinghunasure,say.

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    theangelended,andinadaear

    slefthisvoice,thatheawhile

    thoughthitillspeaking,stillstoodfixedtohear;

    then,asnehusgratefullyreplied.

    thankssuffit,orpence

    equal,haveitorehee,divine

    historian,huslargelyhastallayed

    thethirstihadofknohsafed

    thisfriendlyndessioe

    things,elsebyunsearchable;nowheard

    hdelight,and,asisdue,

    hgloryattributedtothehigh

    ethiofdoubtreins,

    hysolutionresolve.

    e,thisworld,

    ofheavehnsisting;andpute

    theirgnitudes;thisearth,aspot,agrain,

    anatoantpared

    andallheueredstars,thatseeoroll

    spaprehensible,forsuch

    theirdistanceargues,andtheirsretu

    diual,relytoofficiatelight

    roundthisopausearth,thispunctualspot,

    onedayandnight;inallhervastsurvey

    uselessbesides;reasoningioftadre,

    hot

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    suchdisproportions,hsuperfluoushand

    sonynoblerbodiestocreate,

    greatersonifold,tothisoneuse,

    fhtappears,andontheirorbsiose

    suchrestlessrevolutiondaybyday

    repeated;hesedentaryearth,

    thatbetterghtpassve,

    servedbyrehanherself,attains

    herendotion,andreceives,

    astribute,suchasuessjoueybrought

    ofinrporealspeed,herthandlight;

    speed,todescribeberfails.

    sospakeoursire,andbyhisuntenanceseed

    enteringonstudiousthoughtsabstruse;heve

    perceiviiredinsight,

    herseat,

    andgracethatoay,

    rose,andongherfruitsandflowers,

    tovisitho,

    heursery;theyatheringsprung,

    and,touchedbyherfairtendance,gladliergrew.

    yetshenot,asnothsuchdisurse

    delighted,ootcapableherear

    ofhpleasureshereserved,

    adaelating,shesoleauditress;

    herhusbandtherelatershepreferred

    beforetheangel,andofhioask

    choserather;he,shekneix

    gratefuldigressions,andsolvehighdispute

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    hislip

    now

    suutualhonourjoined

    eanourforthshe,

    notunattended;foronher,asqueen,

    apoofedstill,

    andfrobouthershotdartsofdesire

    intoalleyes,toillinsight.

    andraphaelnosdoubtproposed,

    benevolentandfacilethusreplied.

    toaskorsearch,iblatheenot;forheaven

    isasthebookofgodbeforetheeset,

    oreadhiswonderousworks,andlea

    hisseasons,hours,ordays,ornths,oryears:

    thistoattain,oveorearth,

    iortsnot,ifthoureright;therest

    frelthegreatart

    didonceal,andnotdivulge

    hisse

    ratheradre;or,iftheylisttotry

    ure,hehisfabrickoftheheavens

    hathlefttotheirdisputes,perhapstove

    hislaughterattheirquaintopinionswide

    hereafter;etodelheaven

    andulatethestars,hoheywillwield

    theghtyfrhorive

    tosaveappearances;hohesphere

    htridetriribbledoer,

    le,orbinorb:

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    alreadybythyreasoningthisiguess,

    toleadthyoffspring,andsupposest

    thatbodiesbrightaershouldnotserve

    thelessnht,norheavensuchjoueysrun,

    earthsittingstill,eives

    thebe:nsiderfirst,thatgreat

    htinfersnotexcelleheearth

    though,inparisonofheaven,sosll,

    nlistering,yofsolidgoodntain

    replentythahatbarrenshines;

    ueonitself,

    butinthefruitfulearth;therefirstreceived,

    hisbea,unactiveelse,theirvigourfind.

    yetnottoeartharethhtlunaries

    officious;buttothee,earthshabitant.

    andfortheheavespeak

    thekershighgnifice,

    sospacious,andhisliretchedoutsofar;

    thatnyknoinhisown;

    anedifitofill,

    lodgedinasllpartition;a

    ordainedforusestohislordbestknown.

    thesnessofthoselesattribute,

    thoughnuerless,tohisoipotence,

    thattorporealsubstancesuldadd

    speedalstspiritual:thouthinotslow,

    oinghoursetoutfroeaven

    iddayarrived

    ineden;distanexpressible

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    byhathavena.butthisiurge,

    adttingtionintheheavens,toshow

    invalidthatoved;

    notthatisoaffirthoughsoitseebr>

    totheethydh.

    god,torevehishunsense,

    placedheavenfroarthsofar,thatearthlysight,

    ifitpresu,ghterrinthingstoohigh,

    andnoadvantagegain.ifthesun

    betertotheworld;and

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