Strict Laws imposd, to celebrate his Throne

Our envied Sovran, and his Altar breathes

Useful of hurtful, prosperous of adverse

Unacceptable, though in Heavn, our state

To fickle Chance, and Chaos judge the strife:

Covers his Throne; from whence deep thunders roar

To whom we hate. Let us not then pursue

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Hard liberty before the easie yoke

Eternity so spent in worship paid

Choose to reside, his Glory unobscurd, [ 265 ]

Forct Halleluiahs; while he Lordly sits

Mustring thir rage, and Heavn resembles Hell?

Through labour and indurance. This deep world

We can create, and 九*九*藏*書in what place so ere [ 260 ]

Our own right lost: him to unthrone we then

The latter: for what place can be for us [ 235 ]

Counselld ignoble ease, and peaceful sloath,

With warbld Hymns, and to his Godhead sing

Stand in his presence humble, and receive [ 240 ]

And with the Majesty of darkness round

Thrive unde九九藏書r evil, and work ease out of pain

Live to our selves, though in this vast recess,

Of servile Pomp. Our greatness will appeer

Not peace: and after him thus Mammon spake.

Within Heavns bound, unless Heavns Lord supream

Ambrosial Odours and Ambrosial Flowers, [ 245 ]

Either to disinthrone the King of Heavn

In Heavn, thishttps://read.99csw.com our delight; how wearisom

Thick clouds and dark doth Heavns all-ruling Sire

Our own good from our selves, and from our own

The former vain to hope argues as vain

Of new Subjection; with what eyes could we

Of splendid vassalage, but rather seek

Free, and to none accountable, preferring [ 255 ]

May hope when everlasting九-九-藏-書 Fate shall yeild

By force impossible, by leave obtaind [ 250 ]

Then most conspicuous, when great things of small,

We warr, if Warr be best, or to regain [ 230 ]

We overpower? Suppose he should relent

Our servile offerings. This must be our task

Thus Belial with words cloathd in reasons garb

Of darkness do we dread? How oft amidst