The breath of Life; in his own Image hee

His Stature, and upright with Front serene

With Sanctitie of Reason, might erect

Descends, thither with heart and voice and eyes

Frequent; and of the Sixt day yet remaind;

And worship God Supream, who made him chief [ 515 ]

https://read.99csw.comBeast of the Field, and over all the Earth,

First wheeld thir course; Earth in her rich attire

Over Fish of the Sea, and Fowle of the Aire,,

Of all yet don; a Creature who not prone

Over the Fish and Fowle of Sea and Aire,,

Directed in Devoti九*九*藏*書on, to adore

This said, he formd thee, Adam, thee O Man

Subdue it, and throughout Dominion hold

And every creeping thing that creeps the ground.

Be fruitful, multiplie, and fill the Earth,

Of all his works: therefore the Omnipotent

Created thee, in the Image of Gohttps://read.99csw.comd

But grateful to acknowledge whence his good

Her motions, as the great first-Movers hand [ 500 ]

Magnanimous to correspond with Heavn,

And Brute as other Creatures, but endud

Female for Race; then blessd Mankinde, and said, [ 530 ]

By Fowl, Fish, Beast, was flow九九藏書n, was swum, was walkt

Male he created thee, but thy consort

Eternal Father (For where is not hee

Dust of the ground, and in thy nostrils breathd [ 525 ]

Consummate lovly smild; Aire,, Water, Earth,

There wanted yet the Master work, the end [ 505 ]

Present) thus to his Son auread.99csw.comdibly spake.

Govern the rest, self-knowing, and from thence [ 510 ]

Express, and thou becamst a living Soul.

And every living thing that moves on the Earth.

Now Heavn in all her Glorie shon, and rowld

Let us make now Man in our image, Man

In our similitude, and let them rule [ 520 ]