And Accaron and Gazas frontier bounds.

Was fair Damascus, on the fertil Banks

With lust and violence the house of God.

He also against the house of God was bold: [ 470 ]

Reard in Azotus, dreaded through the Coast

And injury and outrage: And when Night [ 500 ]

And downward Fish: yet had his Temple 九*九*藏*书*网high

Vice for it self: To him no Temple stood

The Calf in Oreb: and the Rebel King

From Egypt marching, equald with one stroke

Likning his Maker to the Grazed Ox,

Dagon his Name, Sea Monster, upward Man

Him followd Rimmon, whose delightful Seat

Both her first born and all her bleatin九九藏书网g Gods.

Fanatic Egypt and her Priests, to seek [ 480 ]

Jehovah, who in one Night when he passd

Of Palestine, in Gath and Ascalon [ 465 ]

His odious offrings, and adore the Gods [ 475 ]

Ahaz his sottish Conquerour, whom he drew

For one of Syrian mode, whereon to burn

Th infection when thir www•９9ｌｉｂ•netborrowd Gold composd

Where he fell flat, and shamd his Worshipers:

Turns Atheist, as did Elys Sons, who filld [ 495 ]

Gods Altar to disparage and displace

Or Altar smoakd; yet who more oft then hee

In Temples and at Altars, when the Priest

Whom he had vanquisht. After these appeard

Of riot ascends九_九_藏_书_网 above thir loftiest Towrs,

Belial came last, then whom a Spirit more lewd [ 490 ]

Rather then human. Nor did Israel scape

And in luxurious Cities, where the noyse

With monstrous shapes and sorceries abusd

A Leper once he lost and gaind a King,

Of Belial, flown with insolence and wine.

Of Abbana and Phar九九藏书网phar, lucid streams.

Darkens the Streets, then wander forth the Sons

In Courts and Palaces he also Reigns

Thir wandring Gods disguisd in brutish forms

Fell not from Heaven, or more gross to love

Doubld that sin in Bethel and in Dan, [ 485 ]

Osiris, Isis, Orus and their Train

A crew who under Names of old Renown,