Smote him into the Midriff with a stone [ 445 ]

Corruption to bring forth more violent deeds.

Is Pietie thus and pure Devotion paid?

Dismaid, and thus in haste to th Angel crid.

His Offring soon propitious Fire from Heavn

First Fruits, the green Eare, and the yellow Sheaf, [ 435 ]

From Heavn accephttps://read.99csw.comtance; but the bloodie Fact

Consumd with nimble glance, and grateful steame;

New reapt, the other part sheep-walks and foulds;

O Teacher, some great mischief hath befalln [ 450 ]

More meek came with the Firstlings of his Flock

Part arable and tilth, whereon were Sheaves [ 430 ｈｔｔｐｓ://rｅaｄ•９9ｃsw.ｃom]

Ith midst an Altar as the Land-mark stood

Alas, both for the deed and for the cause!

Adam, now ope thine eyes, and first behold

The Inwards and thir Fat, with Incense strewd,

His eyes he opnd, and beheld a field,

Groand out his Soul with gushing bloud effusd.

In some to spring from theehttps://read.99csw.com, who never touchd [ 425 ]

Much at that sight was Adam in his heart

Loose no reward, though here thou see him die,

Out of thy loyns; th unjust the just hath slain, [ 455 ]

Will be avengd, and th others Faith approvd

Th excepted Tree, nor with the Snake conspird,

A sweatie Reaper from his Tillage br九_九_藏_書ought

That beat out life; he fell, and deadly pale

Unculld, as came to hand; a Shepherd next

Rustic, of grassie sord; thither anon

On the cleft Wood, and all due Rites performd. [ 440 ]

To that meek man, who well had sacrificd;

Rowling in dust and gore. To which our Sire. [ 460 ]

These two are Brethren, Adam, ｒｅａｄ.9９ｃsw•ｃｏｍand to come

The others not, for his was not sincere;

T whom Michael thus, hee also movd, replid.

For envie that his Brothers Offering found

Th effects which thy original crime hath wrought

Nor sinnd thy sin, yet from that sin derive

Whereat hee inlie ragd, and as they talkd,

Choicest and best; then sacrificing, laid