Filial obedience: as a sacrifice

By loosing thee a while, the whole Race lost. [ 280 ]

Made flesh, when time shall be, of Virgin seed,

And live in thee transplanted, and from thee

Father, to see thy face, wherein no cloud

Thee from my bosom and right hand, to save,

His crime makes guiltie all his Sons, thy merit [ 290 ]

I th九-九-藏-书-网rough the ample Air in Triumph high

Wondring; but soon th Almighty thus replyd:

To me are all my works, nor Man the least

Thenceforth, but in thy presence Joy entire. [ 265 ]

Glad to be offerd, he attends the will [ 270 ]

As from a second root shall be restord,

As many as are restord, without thee none.

The九九藏书 Head of all mankind, though Adams Son.

To mortal men, above which only shon

His words here ended, but his meek aspect

And dying rise, and rising with him raise

Thir Nature also to thy Nature joyn;

Of his great Father. Admiration seisd

Of anger shall remain, but peace assurd,

Receive new life. So Man, as is most just,

Tho九_九_藏_书_网ugh last created, that for him I spare

By wondrous birth: Be thou in Adams room [ 285 ]

Shall enter Heaven long absent, and returne,

Death last, and with his Carcass glut the Grave:

Silent yet spake, and breathd immortal love

My sole complacence! well thou knowst how dear,

All Heavn, what this might mean, and whither tend

Sh９9lib.ｎｅtall lead Hell Captive maugre Hell, and show [ 255 ]

Thir own both righteous and unrighteous deeds,

O thou in Heavn and Earth the only peace

And be thy self Man among men on Earth,

His Brethren, ransomd with his own dear life.

And reconcilement; wrauth shall be no more

While by thee raisd I ruin all my Foes,

Pleasd, out of Heaven sh九_九_藏_书_网alt look down and smile,

Found out for mankind under wrauth, O thou [ 275 ]

The powers of darkness bound. Thou at the sight

Imputed shall absolve them who renounce

Then with the multitude of my redeemd [ 260 ]

Thou therefore whom thou only canst redeem,

As in him perish all men, so in thee

Shall satisfie for Man, be judgd and die, [ 295 ]