On whom the great Creator hath bestowd

His fixed seat, or fixed seat hath none,

Who to the fraudulent Impostor foule

Uriel, though Regent of the Sun, and held [ 690 ]

And oft though wisdom wake, suspicion sleeps

Resigns her charge, while goodness thinks no ill

Who in Gods presence, neerest to his Throne

His chief delight and favour, him for whom

Bear his sｈttp://wｗｗ•９９lｉb•ｎetwift errands over moist and dry,

The Universal Maker we may praise;

Hath brought me from the Quires of Cherubim

Where all his Sons thy Embassie attend;

The sharpest sighted Spirit of all in Heavn;

For neither Man nor Angel can discern

The first art wont his great authentic will

All these his works so wondrous he ordaind, [ 665 ]

At wis九*九*藏*书*网doms Gate, and to simplicitie

He drew not nigh unheard, the Angel bright, [ 645 ]

Or open admiration him behold

Invisible, except to God alone,

Stand ready at command, and are his Eyes [ 650 ]

That both in him and all things, as is meet, [ 675 ]

Like honor to obtain, and as his Eye [ 660 ]

In his uprightness answer thus returnd.

But all these shining O九*九*藏*书*网rbes his choice to dwell; [ 670 ]

That run through all the Heavns, or down to th Earth

Interpreter through highest Heavn to bring,

In which of all these shining Orbes hath Man

Worlds, and on whom hath all these graces powrd;

Hypocrisie, the onely evil that walks

Uriel, for thou of those seavn Spirits that stand

By his permissive will, through Heavn and Earth

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And here art likeliest by supream decree

Unspeakable desire to see, and know

All these his wondrous works, but chiefly Man,

In sight of Gods high Throne, gloriously bright, [ 655 ]

Alone thus wandring. Brightest Seraph tell

Who justly hath drivn out his Rebell Foes

Th Arch-Angel Uriel, one of the seavn

Created this new happie Race of Men

Where no ill seem九九藏书网s: Which now for once beguild

Ere he drew nigh, his radiant visage turnd,

Ore Sea and Land; him Satan thus accostes;

Admonisht by his ear, and strait was known

To visit oft this new Creation round;

To deepest Hell, and to repair that loss

So spake the false dissembler unperceivd;

That I may find him, and with secret gaze,

To serve him better: wise are all his wayes. [ 680 ]