Moses once more his potent Rod extends

As on drie land between two christal walls,

To know thir God, or message to regard,

To blood unshed the Rivers must be turnd,

Of Egypt must lie dead. Thus with ten wounds [ 190 ]

Least entring on the Canaanite allarmd

His Cattel must of Rot and Murren die,

Botches and blaines must all his flesh imboss, [ 180 ]

Palpable darkness, and 九*九*藏*书*网blot out three dayes;

On thir imbattelld ranks the Waves return,

Swallows him with his Host, but them lets pass

And overwhelm thir Warr: the Race elect

To let his sojourners depart, and oft

Then through the Firey Pillar and the Cloud

Though present in his Angel, who shall goe

The River-dragon tamd at length submits

Warr terrifie them inexpert, and feare

Befor99lib.nete them in a Cloud, and Pillar of Fire,

Safe towards Canaan from the shoar advance [ 215 ]

A darksom Cloud of Locusts swarming down [ 185 ]

Haile mixt with fire must rend th Egyptian Skie

Such wondrous power God to his Saint will lend, [ 200 ]

Through the wilde Desert, not the readiest way,

Pursuing whom he late dismissd, the Sea [ 195 ]

Frogs, Lice and Flies must all

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Divided, till his rescud gain thir shoar:

Inglorious life with servitude; for life [ 220 ]

Darkness defends between till morning Watch;

Return them back to Egypt, choosing rather

And all his people; Thunder mixt with Haile,

To guide them in thir journey, and remove

Must eat, and on the ground leave nothing green:

With loathd intrusion, and fill all the九九藏书 land;

Darkness must overshadow all his bounds,

Over the Sea; the Sea his Rod obeys;

Humbles his stubborn heart, but still as Ice

By day a Cloud, by night a Pillar of Fire,

God looking forth will trouble all his Host

Awd by the rod of Moses so to stand

Behinde them, while th obdurat King pursues: [ 205 ]

But first the lawless Tyrant, who denies

More hardnd after thaw, till in his 99lib.netrage

And wheel on th Earth, devouring where it rouls;

Untraind in Armes, where rashness leads not on.

And craze thir Chariot wheels: when by command [ 210 ]

All night he will pursue, but his approach

Must be compelld by Signes and Judgements dire; [ 175 ]

What it devours not, Herb, or Fruit, or Graine,

To noble and ignoble is more sweet

Last with one midnight stroke all the first-born