Thy self not free, but to thy self enthralld;

Whom the grand foe with scornful eye askance

Apostat, still thou errst, nor end wilt find

In Heavn God ever blest, and his Divine

Before thy fellows, ambitious to win [ 160 ]

Of this right hand provokt, since first that tongue

Or Nature; God and Nature b九-九-藏-書id the same,

At first I thought that Libertie and Heavn

I see that most through sloth had rather serve,

This greeting on thy impious Crest receive.

Such hast thou armd, the Minstrelsie of Heavn,

Of erring, from the path of truth remote:

Yet Chains in Hell, not Realms expect: mean while

V九九藏書igour Divine within them, can allow

Them whom he governs. This is servitude,

Thy merited reward, the first assay

Reign thou in Hell thy Kingdom, let mee serve

When he who rules is worthiest, and excells

From me som Plume, that thy success may show

From flight, seditious Angel, to receave

Behests read.99csw.comobey, worthiest to be obeyd, [ 185 ]

As both thir deeds compard this day shall prove. [ 170 ]

Destruction to the rest: this pause between

Thus answerd. Ill for thee, but in wisht houre [ 150 ]

To serve th unwise, or him who hath rebelld

To whom in brief thus Abdiel stern replid.

Of my revenge, fi九*九*藏*書rst sought for thou returnst

Of Servitude to serve whom God ordains, [ 175 ]

Against his worthier, as thine now serve thee, [ 180 ]

Yet leudly darst our ministring upbraid.

Unjustly thou depravst it with the name

Ministring Spirits, traind up in Feast and Song;

Thir Deities to assert, who while they feel

九-九-藏-書(Unanswerd least thou boast) to let thee know;

To heavnly Soules had bin all one; but now [ 165 ]

Omnipotence to none. But well thou comst

Inspird with contradiction durst oppose [ 155 ]

Servilitie with freedom to contend,

A third part of the Gods, in Synod met

From mee returnd, as erst thou saidst, from flight,