Exempt from Death; to shew thee what reward
High in Salvation and the Climes of bliss,
Patrons of Mankind, Gods, and Sons of Gods,
For in those dayes Might onely shall be admird,
But hee the seventh from thee, whom thou beheldst [ 700 ]
Adam was all in tears, and to his guide
Rescud九_九_藏_书_网, had in his Righteousness bin lost?
Of human Glorie, and for Glorie done
To overcome in Battle, and subdue
Of triumph, to be styld great Conquerours, [ 695 ]
Inhumanly to men, and multiply
And utter odious Truth, that God would come
Did, as thou sawst, receave, to
99lib.net walk with God
And therefore hated, therefore so beset
Such were these Giants, men of high renown;
To whom thus Michael. These are the product
Destroyers rightlier calld and Plagues of men.
Rapt in a balmie Cloud with winged Steeds
Ten thousandfould the sin of him who slew
Pro九九藏书duce prodigious Births of bodie or mind.
And Valour and Heroic Vertu calld; [ 690 ]
Man-slaughter, shall be held the highest pitch
Which now direct thine eyes and soon behold.
Nations, and bring home spoils with infinite
And what most merits fame in silence hid.
Where good with bad we藏书网re matcht, who of themselves [ 685 ]
Lamenting turnd full sad; O what are these, [ 675 ]
But who was that Just Man, whom had not Heavn
Make they but of thir Brethren, men of men? [ 680 ]
With Foes for daring single to be just,
Abhor to joyn; and by imprudence mixt,
Awaits the good, the rest九九藏书网 what punishment? [ 710 ]
Deaths Ministers, not Men, who thus deal Death
Of those ill mated Marriages thou sawst:
His Brother; for of whom such massacher
Thus Fame shall be atchievd, renown on Earth,
To judge them with his Saints: Him the most High [ 705 ]
The onely righteous in a World perverse,