And Eden were no Eden thus exposd.

Single with like defence, wherever met, [ 325 ]

In narrow circuit straitnd by a Foe,

That I should mind thee oft, and mind thou me.

To do what God expresly hath forbid,

By us? who rather double honour gaine

If this be our con九_九_藏_書dition, thus to dwell

And what is Faith, Love, Vertue unassaid [ 335 ]

From his surmise provd false, find peace within,

But bid her well beware, and still erect,

Favour from Heavn, our witness from th event.

Least by some faire appeering good surpri九-九-藏-書sd

As not secure to single or combind.

The danger lies, yet lies within his power:

Of God ordaind them, his creating hand

Of all that he Created, much less Man,

But God left free the Will, for what obeyes

Tempting affronts us with his foul esteem

Fraile九-九-藏-書 is our happiness, if this be so, [ 340 ]

Let us not then suspect our happie State

Left so imperfet by the Maker wise,

Of our integritie: his foul esteeme

Or aught that might his happie State secure,

Against his will he can receave no harme. [ 350 ]

She dictate九-九-藏-書 false, and misinforme the Will [ 355 ]

Not then mistrust, but tender love enjoynes,

Suttle or violent, we not endud

Reason, is free, and Reason he made right

To whom thus Adam fervently replid.

Foul on himself; then wherefore shund or feard

Secure from outward forceｒｅａd.９9ｃｓw.coｍ; within himself

Sticks no dishonor on our Front, but turns [ 330 ]

How are we happie, still in fear of harm?

Alone, without exterior help sustaind?

O Woman, best are all things as the will

But harm precedes not sin: onely our Foe

Nothing imperfet or deficient left [ 345 ]