Open, ye Heavns, your living dores; let in

To visit oft the dwellings of just Men [ 570 ]

Up to the Heavn of Heavns his high abode,

Thither will send his winged Messengers

Here finishd hee, and all that he had made

Gave thee, all sorts are here that all th Earth yields,

Open, ye everlasting Gates, they sung, [ 565 ]

A broad and ample rode, whose dust is Gold

Surprise thee, and her black attendant Death.

But not in silence holy kept; the Harp

Is greater then created to destroy.

Followd with acclamation and the sound

And freely 九_九_藏_书_网all thir pleasant fruit for food [ 540 ]

Of Heavns high-seated top, th Impereal Throne [ 585 ]

Delighted, and with frequent intercourse

That opend wide her blazing Portals, led [ 575 ]

In prospect from his Throne, how good, how faire,

Wherever thus created, for no place [ 535 ]

The Filial Power arrivd, and sate him down

Delectable both to behold and taste;

Open, and henceforth oft; for God will deigne

Symphonious of ten thousand Harpes that tund

Relate thee; greater now in thy return

Invisible, yet staid, such privil九-九-藏-书-网edge

Was set, and twilight from the East came on,

All sounds on Fret by String or Golden Wire

Which nightly as a circling Zone thou seest [ 580 ]

The Heavns and all the Constellations rung,

Thence to behold this new created World

The Planets in thir stations listning stood,

Viewd, and behold all was entirely good;

And govern well thy appetite, least sin

Eevning arose in Eden, for the Sun

Choral or Unison; of incense Clouds

Death is the penaltie imposd, beware, [ 545 ]

The great Creator from his work returnd

Which ta九*九*藏*书*网sted works knowledge of Good and Evil,

Desisting, though unwearied, up returnd

The glorious Train ascending: He through Heavn,

With his great Father (for he also went

Creation and the Six dayes acts they sung,

Of Godhead, fixt for ever firm and sure,

As resting on that day from all his work,

Fuming from Golden Censers hid the Mount. [ 600 ]

Temperd soft Tunings, intermixt with Voice

Great are thy works, Jehovah, infinite

Varietie without end; but of the Tree

Then from the Giant Angels; thee that day [ 605 ]

Resounded, (thou reｗwｗ•99ｌｉｂ•netmemberst for thou heardst)

Pouderd with Starrs. And now on Earth the Seventh

To Gods Eternal house direct the way,

Seen in the Galaxie, that Milkie way

Is yet distinct by name, thence, as thou knowst

So Evn and Morn accomplisht the Sixt day: [ 550 ]

On errands of supernal Grace. So sung

Thou maist not; in the day thou eatst, thou dist;

Angelic harmonies: the Earth, the Aire, [ 560 ]

Author and end of all things, and from work

While the bright Pomp ascended jubilant.

Th addition of his Empire, how it shewd [ 555 ]

Thy power; what thoug

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And Dulcimer, all Organs of sweet stop,

This Garden, planted with the Trees of God,

Answering his great Idea. Up he rode

Yet not till the Creator from his work

Hath Omnipresence) and the work ordaind, [ 590 ]

Magnificent, his Six days work, a World;

Now resting, blessd and hallowd the Seavnth day,

Thy Thunders magnifid; but to create

Had work and rested not, the solemn Pipe, [ 595 ]

Forerunning Night; when at the holy mount

And pavement Starrs, as Starrs to thee appeer,

He brought thee into this delicious Grove,