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What pleasure I from such obedience paid,

Prescribd, no barrs of Hell, nor all the chains

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Hee and his faithless Progenie: whose fault?

Sufficient to have stood, though free to fall.

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Him God beholding from his prospect high,

So were created, nor can justly accuse

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Upon his own rebellious head. And now

All he could have; I made him just and right,

Through all restraint broke loose he wings his way

Thir own revolt, not I: if I foreknew,

Of true allegiance, constant Faith or Love,

Not what they would? what praise could they receive?

Heapt on him there, nor yet the main Abyss

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If him by force he can destroy, or worse,

Transports our adversarie, whom no bounds

By some false guile pervert; and shall pervert

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Sole pledge of his obedience: So will fall, [ 95 ]

Not free, what proof could they have givn sincere

Thus to his onely Son foreseeing spake.