high,
, present, future he beholds,
to his onely Son foreseeing spake.
Onely begotten Son, seest t rage [ 80 ]
transports our adversarie, whom no bounds
Prescribd, no barrs of he chains
on the main Abyss
ide interrupt can he seems
On desparate reveng, t shall redound [ 85 ]
Upon his own rebellious head. And now
traint broke loose he wings his way
Not farr off s of light,
Directly toed orld,
And Man t, o assay [ 90 ]
If roy, or worse,
By some false guile pervert; and s
For man will o his glozing lyes,
And easily transgress the sole Command,
Sole pledge of his obedience: So will fall, [ 95 ]
?
e, he had of mee
All and right,
Sufficient to ood, to fall.
Suced all thereal Powers [ 100 ]
And Spirits, botood and them who faild;
Freely tood wood, and fell who fell.
Not free, hey have givn sincere
Of true allegiance, constant Faith or Love,
t do, appeard, [ 105 ]
Not praise could they receive?
pleasure I from such obedience paid,
hen ill and Reason (Reason also is choice)
Useless and vain, of freedom both despoild,
Made passive botie, [ 110 ]
Not mee. to right belongd,
So ed, nor can justly accuse
te,
As if predestination over-ruld
te Decree [ 115 ]
Or hemselves decreed
t, not I: if I foreknew,
Foreknowledge ,
ain unforeknown.