As may express them best, though what if Earth

Divine instructer, I have heard, then when

That thou continust such, owe to thy self,

The ruin of so many glorious once

In sight of God enthrond, our happie state

This is dispenct, and what surmounts the reach

The full relation, which must needs be strange,

But more desire to hear, if thou consent, [ 555 ]

That is, to thy obedience; therein stand.

By Destinie, and can no 九九藏書other choose?

Hath finisht half his journey, and scarce begins

Yet that we never shall forget to love [ 550 ]

On other surety none; freely we serve

By likning spiritual to corporal forms,

Inextricable, or strict necessity;

The secrets of another World, perhaps

Willing or no, who will but what they must

To whom the Angel. Son of Heavn and Earth,

Of warring Spirits; how without remorse

Aereal Music send: nor kｒead•９９csw•ｃomnew I not

Not lawful to reveal? yet for thy good [ 570 ]

Of human sense, I shall delineate so,

And good he made thee, but to persevere [ 525 ]

By nature free, not over-ruld by Fate

To whom our great Progenitor. Thy words

Not our necessitated, such with him [ 530 ]

And perfet while they stood; how last unfould

And we have yet large day, for scarce the Sun

Attend: That thou art happie, owe to God; [ 520 ]

Ourrｅａｄ•99ｃsｗ.ｃｏｍ voluntarie service he requires,

Thus Adam made request, and Raphael

Assurd me and still assure: though what thou tellst

Cherubic Songs by night from neighbouring Hills

To love or not; in this we stand or fall: [ 540 ]

Hold, as you yours, while our obedience holds;

God made thee perfet, not immutable;

Sad task and hard, for how shall I relate

From what high state of bliss into what woe!

Be but the shaddow of Heavn, read•９9cｓw•ｃｏmand things therein [ 575 ]

And Som are falln, to disobedience falln,

This was that caution givn thee; be advisd.

High matter thou injoinst me, O prime of men,

He left it in thy power, ordaind thy will

His other half in the great Zone of Heavn. [ 560 ]

Our maker, and obey him whose command

Each to other like, more then on earth is thought?

To human sense th invisible exploits [ 565 ]

Myself and all th Angelic Host that stand ｒｅａｄ•99ｃｓw•com[ 535 ]

Because we freely love, as in our will

Worthy of Sacred silence to be heard;

Can hearts, not free, be trid whether they serve

Finds no acceptance, nor can find, for how

Single, is yet so just, my constant thoughts

After short pause assenting, thus began.

Attentive, and with more delighted eare [ 545 ]

Hath past in Heavn, Som doubt within me move,

And so from Heavn to deepest Hell; O fall

To be both will and deed created free;