To whom thus Adam fervently replid.

Foul on himself; then wherefore shund or feard

Of God ordaind them, his creating hand

Let us not then suspect our happie State

From his surmise provd false, find peace within,

But God left free the Will, for what obeyes

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But bid her well beware, and still erect,

Tempting affronts us with his foul esteem

If this be our condition, thus to dwell

That I should mind thee oft, and mind thou me.

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Single with like defence, wherever met, [ 325 ]

In narrow circuit straitnd by a Foe,

As not secure to single or combind.

Not then mistrust, but tender love enjoynes,

By us? who rather double honour gaine

Secure from outward force; within himself

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Left so imperfet by the Maker wise,

Favour from Heavn, our witness from th event.

How are we happie, still in fear of harm?

And Eden were no Eden thus exposd.

Suttle or violent, we not endud

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Against his will he can receave no harme. [ 350 ]

Reason, is free, and Reason he made right

Fraile is our happiness, if this be so, [ 340 ]

To do what God expresly hath forbid,

Nothing imperfet or deficient left [ 345 ]

She dictate false, and misinfo藏书网rme the Will [ 355 ]

Of all that he Created, much less Man,

And what is Faith, Love, Vertue unassaid [ 335 ]

But harm precedes not sin: onely our Foe

The danger lies, yet lies within his power:

Of our integritie: his foul esteeme

Or aught that might his happie State secure,