All that of me can die, yet that debt paid,

Dwels in all Heaven charitie so deare?

The deadly forfeiture, and ransom set.

Freely put off, and for him lastly dye [ 240 ]

Lie vanquisht; thou hast givn me to possess

Behold mee then, mee for him, life for life

Well pleasd, on me let Death wreck all his 藏书网rage;

Death his deaths wound shall then receive, and stoop

His prey, nor suffer my unspotted Soule

For ever with corruption there to dwell;

Happie for man, so coming; he her aide

Though now to Death I yield, and am his due [ 245 ]

My Vanquisher, spoild of his vanted spoile;

Mans mortal cri99lib•netme, and just th unjust to save, [ 215 ]

The speediest of thy winged messengers,

Which of ye will be mortal to redeem

Inglorious, of his mortal sting disarmd.

Thou wilt not leave me in the loathsom grave

Father, thy word is past, man shall find grace;

He askd, but all the Heavnly Quire stoo九九藏书d mute,

And silence was in Heavn: on mans behalf

Much less that durst upon his own head draw [ 220 ]

Under his gloomie power I shall not long

Must have bin lost, adjudgd to Death and Hell

Patron or Intercessor none appeerd,

By doom severe, had not the Son of God,

Life in my self for ever, by thee I l九*九*藏*书*网ive,

I offer, on mee let thine anger fall;

But I shall rise Victorious, and subdue [ 250 ]

To visit all thy creatures, and to all [ 230 ]

And now without redemption all mankind

And shall grace not find means, that finds her way,

Can never seek, once dead in sins and lost;

In whom the fulness dwells of love divine, [ 225 ]

Comes unprevented, unimplord, unsought,

Indebted and undon, hath none to bring: [ 235 ]

Thy bosom, and this glorie next to thee

Attonement for himself or offering meet,

His dearest mediation thus renewd.

Account mee man; I for his sake will leave

Say Heavnly Powers, where shall we find such love,