Death is the penaltie imposd, beware, [ 545 ]

He brought thee into this delicious Grove,

Author and end of all things, and from work

Is yet distinct by name, thence, as thou knowst

Which tasted works knowledge of Good and Evil,

In prospect from his Throne, how good, how faire,

Answering his great Idea. Up he rode

Seen in the Galaxie, that Milkie way

Hath Omnipresence) and the work ordaind, [ 590 ]

Thy power; what thought can measure thee or tongue

Fuming from Golden Censers hid the Mount. [ 600 ]

That opend wide her blazing Po九-九-藏-書rtals, led [ 575 ]

Open, ye Heavns, your living dores; let in

Open, ye everlasting Gates, they sung, [ 565 ]

Yet not till the Creator from his work

Magnificent, his Six days work, a World;

While the bright Pomp ascended jubilant.

Varietie without end; but of the Tree

All sounds on Fret by String or Golden Wire

Wherever thus created, for no place [ 535 ]

Great are thy works, Jehovah, infinite

Forerunning Night; when at the holy mount

Was set, and twilight from the East came on,

Had work and rested not, the solemn Pipe,read.99csw.com [ 595 ]

And govern well thy appetite, least sin

Creation and the Six dayes acts they sung,

Thou maist not; in the day thou eatst, thou dist;

Desisting, though unwearied, up returnd

Open, and henceforth oft; for God will deigne

Viewd, and behold all was entirely good;

The Filial Power arrivd, and sate him down

The great Creator from his work returnd

Surprise thee, and her black attendant Death.

Temperd soft Tunings, intermixt with Voice

The Planets in thir stations listning stood,

Angelic harmonies: the Earth, the Ai九-九-藏-書re, [ 560 ]

But not in silence holy kept; the Harp

Of Godhead, fixt for ever firm and sure,

Relate thee; greater now in thy return

Now resting, blessd and hallowd the Seavnth day,

Followd with acclamation and the sound

Gave thee, all sorts are here that all th Earth yields,

Thence to behold this new created World

A broad and ample rode, whose dust is Gold

The Heavns and all the Constellations rung,

Resounded, (thou rememberst for thou heardst)

On errands of supernal Grace. So sung

Choral or Unison; of incense Clouds

And Dulcimer九_九_藏_書, all Organs of sweet stop,

Up to the Heavn of Heavns his high abode,

To Gods Eternal house direct the way,

This Garden, planted with the Trees of God,

Th addition of his Empire, how it shewd [ 555 ]

So Evn and Morn accomplisht the Sixt day: [ 550 ]

Eevning arose in Eden, for the Sun

Which nightly as a circling Zone thou seest [ 580 ]

With his great Father (for he also went

Then from the Giant Angels; thee that day [ 605 ]

As resting on that day from all his work,

To visit oft the dwellings of just Men [ 570 ]

And freely all thir plｒead.99cｓｗ.ｃｏmeasant fruit for food [ 540 ]

Delectable both to behold and taste;

Thither will send his winged Messengers

Thy Thunders magnifid; but to create

Is greater then created to destroy.

Pouderd with Starrs. And now on Earth the Seventh

Symphonious of ten thousand Harpes that tund

Invisible, yet staid, such priviledge

Delighted, and with frequent intercourse

Here finishd hee, and all that he had made

Of Heavns high-seated top, th Impereal Throne [ 585 ]

And pavement Starrs, as Starrs to thee appeer,

The glorious Train ascending: He through Heavn,