Of Hymns and sacred Songs, wherewith thy Throne

Divine compassion visibly appeerd,

Both what they judge and what they choose; for so

Which uttering thus he to his Father spake.

By the other first: Man therefore shall find grace,

Thus while God spake, ambrosial fragrance filld [ 135 ]

His malice, and thy goodness bring to naught,

For him, what for thy glorie th九九藏書ou hast made?

Be questiond and blaspheamd without defence.

Self-tempted, self-depravd: Man falls deceivd [ 130 ]

Abolish thy Creation, and unmake,

Thir nature, and revoke the high Decree

O Father, gracious was that word which closd

With his own folly? that be from thee farr,

Till they enthrall themselves: I else must change [ 125 ]

Fall circumvented read.99csw.comthus by fraud, though joynd

Or shall the Adversarie thus obtain

All Heavn, and in the blessed Spirits elect

Encompassd shall resound thee ever blest.

The other none: in Mercy and Justice both,

Thy creature late so lovd, thy youngest Son

Love without end, and without measure Grace,

Draw after him the whole Race of mankind,

Or aught by me immutablie foresread.99csw.comeen,

For which both Heavn and Earth shall high extoll

But Mercy first and last shall brightest shine.

That farr be from thee, Father, who art Judg

Beyond compare the Son of God was seen

I formd them free, and free they must remain,

Through Heavn and Earth, so shall my glorie excel,

Thy sovran sentence, that Man should find grace; [ 145 ]

Of all things made,九-九-藏-書 and judgest onely right. [ 155 ]

Substantially expressd, and in his face [ 140 ]

Yet with revenge accomplisht and to Hell [ 160 ]

His end, and frustrate thine, shall he fulfill

Sense of new joy ineffable diffusd:

To whom the great Creatour thus replyd.

The first sort by thir own suggestion fell,

So without least impulse or shadow of Fate, [ 120 ]

Thy praises, with th 九-九-藏-書innumerable sound

They trespass, Authors to themselves in all

So should thy goodness and thy greatness both [ 165 ]

Thir freedom, they themselves ordaind thir fall.

Unchangeable, Eternal, which ordaind

For should Man finally be lost, should Man [ 150 ]

Most glorious, in him all his Father shon

Or proud return though to his heavier doom,

By him corrupted? or wilt thou thy self