To whom thus Michael with regard benigne.

True patience, and to temper joy with fear

Safest thy life, and best prepard endure [ 365 ]

Present, and of his presence many a signe

All th Earth he gave thee to possess and rule,

From all the ends of th Earth, to celebrate [ 345 ]

Of Paradise or Eden: tread.99csw.comhis had been

As once thou slepst, while Shee to life was formd.

And reverence thee thir great Progenitor.

Ere thou from hence depart, know I am sent

Here sleep below while thou to foresight wakst,

To dwell on eeven ground now with thy Sons:

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For though I fled him angrie, yet recalld [ 330 ]

By moderation either state to beare,

And pious sorrow, equally enurd

Adam, thou knowst Heavn his, and all the Earth. [ 335 ]

With goodness and paternal Love, his Face

Still following thee, still compassing thee round

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Not this Rock onely; his Omnipresence fills

No despicable gift; surmise not then [ 340 ]

To shew thee what shall come in future dayes

To thee and to thy Ofspring; good with bad

Perhaps thy Capital Seate, from whence had spred

But this præeminence thou hast lost, brought 九_九_藏_書down

His presence to these narrow bounds confind

This Hill; let Eve (for I have drencht her eyes)

To life prolongd and promisd Race, I now

Fomented by his virtual power and warmd:

Gladly behold though but his utmost skirts

Of glory, and farr off his steps adore.

Thy mortal passage when it comes. Ascend

All gehttps://read.99csw.comnerations, and had hither come

Land, Sea, and Aire, and every kinde that lives,

God is as here, and will be found alike [ 350 ]

With sinfulness of Men; thereby to learn [ 360 ]

Which that thou mayst beleeve, and be confirmd [ 355 ]

Express, and of his steps the track Divine.

Yet doubt not but in Vallie and in Plaine