Who can in reason then or right assume

If these magnific Titles yet remain

To know ye right, or if ye know your selves

Thrones, Dominations, Princedoms, Vertues, Powers,

To one and to his image now proclaimd?

The Deitie, and divine commands obeid,

The supple 藏书网knee? ye will not, if I trust

Not meerly titular, since by Decree

Had audience, when among the Seraphim

The current of his fury thus opposd.

Monarchie over such as live by right [ 795 ]

Natives and Sons of Heavn possest before [ 790 ]

All Power, and us 99lib•neteclipst under the name

His equals, if in power and splendor less,

With what may be devisd of honours new [ 780 ]

This onely to consult how we may best

Abdiel, then whom none with more zeale adord [ 805 ]

Thus farr his bold discourse without controu九-九-藏-书-网le

Our being ordaind to govern, not to serve?

Of King anointed, for whom all this haste

Too much to one, but double how endurd,

Of midnight march, and hurried meeting here,

Will ye submit your necks, and chuse to bend

By none, and if not equal all, yet free,www•９９ｌib.ｎｅt

Knee-tribute yet unpaid, prostration vile,

Our minds and teach us to cast off this Yoke?

Erre not, much less for this to be our Lord,

And look for adoration to th abuse [ 800 ]

Law and Edict on us, who without law

Stood up, and in a flame of zeale severe

Another n99lib•netow hath to himself ingrosst [ 775 ]

But what if better counsels might erect [ 785 ]

Jarr not with liberty, but well consist.

In freedome equal? or can introduce

Receive him coming to receive from us

Equally free; for Orders and Degrees

Of those Imperial Titles which assert