THE ARGUMENT
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THE ARGUMENT
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Mans transgression known, the Guardian Angels forsake Paradise, and return up to Heaven to approve thir vigilance, and are approvd, God declaring that The entrance of Satan could not be by them prevented. He sends his Son to judge the Transgressors, who descends and gives Sentence accordingly; then in pity cloaths them bothhttp://www.99lib.net, and reascends. Sin and Death sitting till then at the Gates of Hell, by wondrous sympathie feeling the success of Satan in this new World, and the sin by Man there committed, resolve to sit no longer confind in Hell, but to follow Satan thir Sire up to the place of Man: To make the way easier from Hell to
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this World to and fro, they pave a broad Highway or Bridge over Chaos, according to the Track that Satan first made; then preparing for Earth, they meet him proud of his success returning to Hell; thir mutual gratulation. Satan arrives at Pandemonium, in full of assembly relates with boasting his success against
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Man; instead of applause is entertained with a general hiss by all his audience, transformd with himself also suddenly into Serpents, according to his doom givn in Paradise; then deluded with a shew of the forbidden Tree springing up before them, they greedily reaching to take of the Fruit, chew dust and bitter ashes. The pro九九藏书ceedings of Sin and Death; God foretels the final Victory of his Son over them, and the renewing of all things; but for the present commands his Angels to make several alterations in the Heavens and Elements. Adam more and more perceiving his falln condition heavily bewailes, rejects the condolement of Eve; she persists and at length ahttp://www.99lib•netppeases him: then to evade the Curse likely to fall on thir Ofspring, proposes to Adam violent wayes which he approves not, but conceiving better hope, puts her in mind of the late Promise made them, that her Seed should be revengd on the Serpent, and exhorts her with him to seek Peace of the offended Deity, by repentance and supplication.
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