The latter: for what place can be for us [ 235 ]

Of servile Pomp. Our greatness will appeer

Hard liberty before the easie yoke

Within Heavns bound, unless Heavns Lord supream

Our own right lost: him to unthrone we then

Covers his Throne; from whence deep thunders roar

The former vain to hope argues as vain

Of new 九九藏书Subjection; with what eyes could we

May hope when everlasting Fate shall yeild

Stand in his presence humble, and receive [ 240 ]

To fickle Chance, and Chaos judge the strife:

We can create, and in what place so ere [ 260 ]

Free, and to none accountable, preferring [ 255 ]

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Live to our selves, though in this vast recess,

Our servile offerings. This must be our task

Mustring thir rage, and Heavn resembles Hell?

Through labour and indurance. This deep world

And publish Grace to all, on promise made

Counselld ignoble ease, and peaceful sloath,

We overpower? Suppose he九*九*藏*书*网 should relent

Eternity so spent in worship paid

With warbld Hymns, and to his Godhead sing

By force impossible, by leave obtaind [ 250 ]

Not peace: and after him thus Mammon spake.

Either to disinthrone the King of Heavn

Choose to reside, his Glory unobscurd, [ 265 ]

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Strict Laws imposd, to celebrate his Throne

And with the Majesty of darkness round

Thus Belial with words cloathd in reasons garb

Then most conspicuous, when great things of small,

Of darkness do we dread? How oft amidst

Thick clouds and dark doth Heavns all-ruling Sire

Us九九藏书网eful of hurtful, prosperous of adverse

Forct Halleluiahs; while he Lordly sits

Our envied Sovran, and his Altar breathes

Our own good from our selves, and from our own

Unacceptable, though in Heavn, our state

To whom we hate. Let us not then pursue

In Heavn, this our delight; how wearisom

Thrive under evil, and work ease out of pain