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absolutedecree
orhighforeknoselvesdecreed
theiro,noti;ififoreknew,
foreknoheirfault,
ainunforeknown
sopulseorshadoe,
oraughtbyiutablyforeseen,
theytrespass,authorstotheelvesinall
boththeyjudge,andtheychoose;forso
ifortheree:andfreetheystrein,
tilltheyenthralltheelves;ielsestchange
theiature,andrevokethehighdecree
unchangeable,eteal,hordaind
theirfreedotheytheelvesordaindtheirfall
thefirstsortbytheiroionfell,
selfteted,selfdepravd:nfalls,deceivd
bytheotherfirst:nthereforeshallfindgrace,
theotheone:inrcyandjusticeboth,
throughheavenandearth,soshallgloryexcel;
butrcy,firstandlast,shallbrightestshine
thusbrosialfragrancefilld
allheaven,andintheblessedspiritselect
senseofnewjoyineffablediffusd
beyondparethesonofgodwasseen
stglorious;inhillhisfathershone
substantiallyexpressd;andinhisface
divinepassionvisiblyappeard,
loveeasuregrace,
paradiselost
72of374
tering,thushetohisfatherspake
ofather,gracioushathclosd
thysovrannd,thatnshouldfindgrace;
,thatnshouldfindgrace;
forhheavenandearthshallhighextol
thypraises,erablesound
ofhysandsacredsongs,hthythrone
enpassdshallresoundtheeeverblest
forshouldnfinallybelost,shouldn,
thycreaturelatesolovd,thyyoungestson,
fallcircuentedthusbyfraud,thoughjoind
hhisotheefar,
thatfarbefrohee,father,judge
ofallthingsde,andjudgestonlyright
orshalltheadversarythusobtain
hisend,andfrustratethineshallhefulfill
hislice,andthygoodnessbringtonought,
orproudretu,thoughtohisheavierdoo
yetplishd,andtohell
dratheankind,
byhiruptedorthouthyself
abolishthyake
forhiade
soshouldthygoodnessandthygreatnessboth
bequestiondandblasphehoutdefence
tothegreatcreatorthusreplied
oson,insoulhathchiefdelight,
sonofbososonalone
y,andeffectualght,
paradiselost
73of374
allhastthouspokenasthoughtsare,all
asetealpurposehathdecreed;
nshallnotquitebelost,butsavdwhowill;
yetnotof,butgracein
freelyvouoreiwillrenew
hislapsedpohoughforfeit;andenthralld
bysintofoulexorbitantdesires;
upheldby,yetoncereheshallstand
onevengroundagainsthisrtalfoe;
byupheld,thatheyknowhowfrail
hisfallennditionis,andtoowe
allhisdeliverane
soihavechosenofpeculiargrace,
eleywill:
therestshallhearcall,andoftbewad
theirsinfulstate,andtoappeasebetis
theincenseddeity,e
invites;foriheirsensesdark,
aysuffice,andsoftenstonyhearts
topray,repent,andbringobediencedue
toprayer,repentance,andobediencedue,
thoughbutendeavourdhsincereintent,
neearshallnotbesloineeyenotshut
andiasaguide,
uirenscience;iftheywillhear,
lightafterlight,heyshallattain,
andtotheend,persisting,safearrive
thislongsufferance,anddayofgrace,
theyands,shallnevertaste;
paradiselost
74of374
buthardbehardend,blindbeblindedre,
thattheyystuleon,anddeeperfall;
andnonebutsuercyiexclude
butyetallisnotdone;ndisobeying,
disloyal,breakshisfealty,andsins
againstthehighsuprecyofheaven,
affectinggodhead,and,solosingall,
toexpiatehistreasonhathnoughtleft,
buttodestructionsacredanddevote,
he,ustdie,
dieheorjusti
sootherable,andaswilling,pay
therigidsatisfaction,deathfordeath
say,heavenlypohlove
nsrtalcri,andjusttheunjusttosave
dysodear
andsilenceansbehalf
heaskd,butalltheheavenlyquirestoodte,
patronorintercessouoneappeard,
chlessthatdurstuponhisownheaddraw
thedeadlyforfeiture,andransoet
andnoptionallnkind
sthavebeenlost,adjudgdtodeathandhell
bydooevere,hadnotthesonofgod,
inthefulnessdwellsoflovedivine,
hisdearestdiationthusrenewd
father,thyanshallfindgrace;
andshallgraeans,thatfindsherway,
paradiselost
75of374
thespeediestofthyessengers,
tovisitallthycreatures,andtoall
esunprevented,unilord,unsought
happyfo,soing;heheraid
canneverseek,oncedeadinsins,andlost;
atonentforhielf,orofferinget,
indebtedandundone,hathnoobring;
beholdthen:forhilifeforlife
ioffer:onletthineangerfall;
acuntn;iforhissakewillleave
thybosoandthisglorynexttothee
freelyputoff,andforhiastlydie
eletdeathwreakallhisrage
underhisgloopolong
lievanquishedthouhastgiventopossess
lifeinselfforever;bytheeilive;
thoughnohisdue,
allthatofcandie,yet,thatdebtpaid,
thoueintheloathsograve
hisprey,norsufferunspottedsoul
foreverhrruptiontheretodwell;
butishallrisevictorious,andsubdue
vanquisher,spoiledofhisvauntedspoil
deathhisdeathshenreceive,andstoop
inglorious,ofhisrtalstingdisard;
ithroughthealeairintriuhhigh
shallleadhellcaptiveugrehell,andshow
thepothesight
pleased,outofheavenshaltlookdoile,
paradiselost
76of374
yfoes;
deathlast,andhhiscarcaseglutthegrave;
then,ultitudeofredeed,
shallenterheaven,longabsent,andretu,
father,toseethyface,loud
ofangershallrein,butpeaceassured
andrencilent:ore
thenceforth,butinthypresencejoyentire
hishi
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absolutedecree
orhighforeknoselvesdecreed
theiro,noti;ififoreknew,
foreknoheirfault,
ainunforeknown
sopulseorshadoe,
oraughtbyiutablyforeseen,
theytrespass,authorstotheelvesinall
boththeyjudge,andtheychoose;forso
ifortheree:andfreetheystrein,
tilltheyenthralltheelves;ielsestchange
theiature,andrevokethehighdecree
unchangeable,eteal,hordaind
theirfreedotheytheelvesordaindtheirfall
thefirstsortbytheiroionfell,
selfteted,selfdepravd:nfalls,deceivd
bytheotherfirst:nthereforeshallfindgrace,
theotheone:inrcyandjusticeboth,
throughheavenandearth,soshallgloryexcel;
butrcy,firstandlast,shallbrightestshine
thusbrosialfragrancefilld
allheaven,andintheblessedspiritselect
senseofnewjoyineffablediffusd
beyondparethesonofgodwasseen
stglorious;inhillhisfathershone
substantiallyexpressd;andinhisface
divinepassionvisiblyappeard,
loveeasuregrace,
paradiselost
72of374
tering,thushetohisfatherspake
ofather,gracioushathclosd
thysovrannd,thatnshouldfindgrace;
,thatnshouldfindgrace;
forhheavenandearthshallhighextol
thypraises,erablesound
ofhysandsacredsongs,hthythrone
enpassdshallresoundtheeeverblest
forshouldnfinallybelost,shouldn,
thycreaturelatesolovd,thyyoungestson,
fallcircuentedthusbyfraud,thoughjoind
hhisotheefar,
thatfarbefrohee,father,judge
ofallthingsde,andjudgestonlyright
orshalltheadversarythusobtain
hisend,andfrustratethineshallhefulfill
hislice,andthygoodnessbringtonought,
orproudretu,thoughtohisheavierdoo
yetplishd,andtohell
dratheankind,
byhiruptedorthouthyself
abolishthyake
forhiade
soshouldthygoodnessandthygreatnessboth
bequestiondandblasphehoutdefence
tothegreatcreatorthusreplied
oson,insoulhathchiefdelight,
sonofbososonalone
y,andeffectualght,
paradiselost
73of374
allhastthouspokenasthoughtsare,all
asetealpurposehathdecreed;
nshallnotquitebelost,butsavdwhowill;
yetnotof,butgracein
freelyvouoreiwillrenew
hislapsedpohoughforfeit;andenthralld
bysintofoulexorbitantdesires;
upheldby,yetoncereheshallstand
onevengroundagainsthisrtalfoe;
byupheld,thatheyknowhowfrail
hisfallennditionis,andtoowe
allhisdeliverane
soihavechosenofpeculiargrace,
eleywill:
therestshallhearcall,andoftbewad
theirsinfulstate,andtoappeasebetis
theincenseddeity,e
invites;foriheirsensesdark,
aysuffice,andsoftenstonyhearts
topray,repent,andbringobediencedue
toprayer,repentance,andobediencedue,
thoughbutendeavourdhsincereintent,
neearshallnotbesloineeyenotshut
andiasaguide,
uirenscience;iftheywillhear,
lightafterlight,heyshallattain,
andtotheend,persisting,safearrive
thislongsufferance,anddayofgrace,
theyands,shallnevertaste;
paradiselost
74of374
buthardbehardend,blindbeblindedre,
thattheyystuleon,anddeeperfall;
andnonebutsuercyiexclude
butyetallisnotdone;ndisobeying,
disloyal,breakshisfealty,andsins
againstthehighsuprecyofheaven,
affectinggodhead,and,solosingall,
toexpiatehistreasonhathnoughtleft,
buttodestructionsacredanddevote,
he,ustdie,
dieheorjusti
sootherable,andaswilling,pay
therigidsatisfaction,deathfordeath
say,heavenlypohlove
nsrtalcri,andjusttheunjusttosave
dysodear
andsilenceansbehalf
heaskd,butalltheheavenlyquirestoodte,
patronorintercessouoneappeard,
chlessthatdurstuponhisownheaddraw
thedeadlyforfeiture,andransoet
andnoptionallnkind
sthavebeenlost,adjudgdtodeathandhell
bydooevere,hadnotthesonofgod,
inthefulnessdwellsoflovedivine,
hisdearestdiationthusrenewd
father,thyanshallfindgrace;
andshallgraeans,thatfindsherway,
paradiselost
75of374
thespeediestofthyessengers,
tovisitallthycreatures,andtoall
esunprevented,unilord,unsought
happyfo,soing;heheraid
canneverseek,oncedeadinsins,andlost;
atonentforhielf,orofferinget,
indebtedandundone,hathnoobring;
beholdthen:forhilifeforlife
ioffer:onletthineangerfall;
acuntn;iforhissakewillleave
thybosoandthisglorynexttothee
freelyputoff,andforhiastlydie
eletdeathwreakallhisrage
underhisgloopolong
lievanquishedthouhastgiventopossess
lifeinselfforever;bytheeilive;
thoughnohisdue,
allthatofcandie,yet,thatdebtpaid,
thoueintheloathsograve
hisprey,norsufferunspottedsoul
foreverhrruptiontheretodwell;
butishallrisevictorious,andsubdue
vanquisher,spoiledofhisvauntedspoil
deathhisdeathshenreceive,andstoop
inglorious,ofhisrtalstingdisard;
ithroughthealeairintriuhhigh
shallleadhellcaptiveugrehell,andshow
thepothesight
pleased,outofheavenshaltlookdoile,
paradiselost
76of374
yfoes;
deathlast,andhhiscarcaseglutthegrave;
then,ultitudeofredeed,
shallenterheaven,longabsent,andretu,
father,toseethyface,loud
ofangershallrein,butpeaceassured
andrencilent:ore
thenceforth,butinthypresencejoyentire
hishi
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