The highth and depth of thy Eternal wayes

All human thoughts come short, Supream of things;

Permissive, and acceptance found, which gaind [ 435 ]

Second to mee or like, equal much less.

Social communication, yet so pleasd,

But Man by number is to manifest

Best with thy sehttps://read.99csw.comlf accompanied, seekst not

His single imperfection, and beget

Whereto th Almighty answerd, not displeasd.

Seem I to thee sufficiently possest

Or solace his defects. No need that thou

No pleasure, though in pleasure, solitarie.

This answer from the gr九*九*藏*書atious voice Divine.

Is no deficience found; not so is Man,

What thinkst thou then of mee, and this my State,

Of happiness, or not? who am alone [ 405 ]

From prone, nor in thir wayes complacence find.

Like of his like, his Image multiplid,

Thou in thy self art perfet, a九_九_藏_書nd in thee [ 415 ]

Thou to thyself proposest, in the choice [ 400 ]

I by conversing cannot these erect

Canst raise thy Creature to what highth thou wilt [ 430 ]

To me inferiour, infinite descents [ 410 ]

A nice and suttle happiness I see

Save with the Creatures which I made,ｒｅａｄ.９９ｃｓw•cｏm and those

He ceasd, I lowly answerd. To attaine

Shouldst propagat, already infinite; [ 420 ]

By conversation with his like to help,

In unitie defective, which requires [ 425 ]

Thus I emboldnd spake, and freedom usd

Of thy Associates, Adam, and wilt taste

From all Eternitie, forread.99csw.com none I know

Beneath what other Creatures are to thee?

Thou in thy secresie although alone,

How have I then with whom to hold converse

But in degree, the cause of his desire

And through all numbers absolute, though One;

Of Union or Communion, deifid;

Collateral love, and deerest amitie.