Heavn ruining from Heavn and would have fled

On high: who into Glorie him receavd,

Disburdnd Heavn rejoicd, and soon repaird

To meet him all his Saints, who silent stood

Messiah his triumphal Chariot turnd:

His Thunder in mid Volie, for he meant

Urgd them behind; headlong themselves they threw

With Satan, hee who envies now thy state, [ 900 ]

What might have else to human Race bin hid;

Hell thir fit habitation fraught with fire

The overthrown he rhｔtｐｓ://rｅad.9９ｃsw.ｃｏｍaisd, and as a Heard

Of those too high aspiring, who rebelld

Into the wastful Deep; the monstrous sight

Unquenchable, the house of woe and paine.

Eye witnesses of his Almightie Acts,

Yawning receavd them whole, and on them closd, [ 875 ]

Not to destroy, but root them out of Heavn: [ 855 ]

Down from the verge of Heavn, Eternal wrauth [ 865 ]

Thee also from obedience, th九九藏書at with him

Of disobedience; firm they might have stood,

Triumphant through mid Heavn, into the Courts

Through his wilde Anarchie, so huge a rout

Bereavd of happiness thou maist partake

Yet half his strength he put not forth, but checkd

Which would be all his solace and revenge, [ 905 ]

Affrighted; but strict Fate had cast too deep

Her dark foundations, and too fast had bound. [ 870 ]

Sole Victor from th expulsion of his Foes [ 880 ]

At thy reque九-九-藏-書st, and that thou maist beware

Thee once to gaine Companion of his woe.

His punishment, Eternal miserie;

Yet fell; remember, and fear to transgress.

Of Goats or timerous flock together throngd

Son, Heir, and Lord, to him Dominion givn,

Who now is plotting how he may seduce

Rowld inward, and a spacious Gap disclosd

Thy weaker; let it profit thee to have heard

As a despite don against the most High,

Nine dayes they fell; confounded Chaos roard,

Worthi九_九_藏_書est to Reign: he celebrated rode

Her mural breach, returning whence it rowld.

But listn not to his Temptations, warne

And Temple of his mightie Father Thrond [ 890 ]

Drove them before him Thunder-struck, pursud

Where now he sits at the right hand of bliss.

With terrors and with furies to the bounds

Thus measuring things in Heavn by things on Earth

Sung Triumph, and him sung Victorious King,

Hell heard th unsufferable noise, Hell saw

The discord which befereａｄ.９９ｃsｗ.cｏml, and Warr in Heavn

Burnt after them to the bottomless pit.

And felt tenfold confusion in thir fall

And Chrystal wall of Heavn, which opning wide, [ 860 ]

Shaded with branching Palme, each order bright, [ 885 ]

Incumberd him with ruin: Hell at last

Among th Angelic Powers, and the deep fall

By what is past, to thee I have reveald [ 895 ]

Strook them with horror backward, but far worse

With Jubilie advancd; and as they went,

By terrible Example the reward [ 910 ]