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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: t九_九_藏_書his 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:
Prosperous or adverse: so shalt thou lead
For
htｔps://ｒｅaｄ•9９csw.ｃoｍthough 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
Expect to hear, superna九_九_藏_書l Grace contending
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 down
His pr
reaｄ•９９ｃｓｗ•ｃｏｍesence 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 generatread.99csw.comions, 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