Glorie to him whose just avenging ire

Attendant on thir Lord: Heavn opnd wide [ 205 ]

And surging waves, as Mountains to assault

Her ever during Gates, Harmonious sound

For Chaos heard his voice: him all his Traine

Outrageous as a Sea, dark, wasteful, wilde,

To future men, and in thir dwellings peace:

And th habitati九_九_藏_書ons of the just; to him

Immense, and all his Father in him shon.

Girt with Omnipotence, with Radiance crownd

Of Spirits maligne a better Race to bring

Had driven out th ungodly from his sight [ 185 ]

Glorie and praise, whose wisdom had ordaind

So sang the Hierarchies: Mean while the Son

Silence, ye troubld w九-九-藏-書aves, and thou Deep, peace,

From the Armoury of God, where stand of old [ 200 ]

Farr into Chaos, and the World unborn; [ 220 ]

Myriads between two brazen Mountains lodgd

About his Chariot numberless were pourd

Creation, and the wonders of his might.

And Spirit coming to create new Worlds.

When such was heard dhttps://read.99csw.comeclard the Almighties will;

And Vertues, winged Spirits, and Chariots wingd,

Into thir vacant room, and thence diffuse [ 190 ]

Glorie they sung to the most High, good will

Cherub and Seraph, Potentates and Thrones,

On heavnly ground they stood, and from the shore [ 210 ]

Celestial Equipage; and now came forth

九_九_藏_書Heavns highth, and with the Center mix the Pole. [ 215 ]

The King of Glorie in his powerful Word

They viewd the vast immeasurable Abyss

Followd in bright procession to behold

Of Majestie Divine, Sapience and Love [ 195 ]

Spontaneous, for within them Spirit livd,

Said then th Omnific Word, your discord end:

His good to Worlds a九九藏書nd Ages infinite.

Against a solemn day, harnest at hand,

Good out of evil to create, in stead

Nor staid, but on the Wings of Cherubim

Up from the bottom turnd by furious windes

On golden Hinges moving, to let forth

Great triumph and rejoycing was in Heavn [ 180 ]

On his great Expedition now appeerd,

Uplifted, in Paternal Glorie rode