Light out of darkness! full of doubt I stand,

Then that which by creation first brought forth

And evil turn to good; more wonderful

Wors with his followers then with him they dealt?

O goodness infinite, goodness immense!

The Serpent, Prince of aire, and d99lib•netrag in Chaines

But say, if our deliverer up to Heavn

With victory, triumphing through the aire

Through all his Realme, and there confounded leave; [ 455 ]

From God, and over wrauth grace shall abound.

So spake th Archangel Michael, then pausd九_九_藏_书_网,

With glory and power to judge both quick and dead [ 460 ]

That all this good of evil shall produce, [ 470 ]

His faithful, and receave them into bliss,

His faithful, left among th unfaithful herd,

By mee done and occasiond, or rejoyce [ 475 ]

To j九_九_藏_书_网udge th unfaithful dead, but to reward

Shall all be Paradise, far happier place

Then enter into glory, and resume

Over his foes and thine; there shall surprise

His people, who defend? will they not deale

Then this of Eden, and far happier daies. [ 465 ]

H藏书网is Seat at Gods right hand, exalted high

Above all names in Heavn; and thence shall come,

To God more glory, more good will to Men

Replete with joy and wonder thus replid.

Whether I should repent me now of sin

Whether in Heavn or Earth, for then the Earth

Then t九-九-藏-书-网o the Heavn of Heavns he shall ascend

Much more, that much more good thereof shall spring,

The enemies of truth; who then shall guide

As at the Worlds great period; and our Sire

Must reascend, what will betide the few [ 480 ]

When this worlds dissolution shall be ripe,