exalted as a God
tate in C sate [ 100 ]
Idol of Majesty Divine, enclosd
ith Flaming Cherubim, and golden Shields;
ted from hrone, for now
t and but narro,
A dreadful intervall, and Front to Front [ 105 ]
Presented stood in terrible array
Of he cloudie Van,
On ttel ere it joynd,
Satan and ie strides advanct,
Came to and Gold; [ 110 ]
Abdiel t sig, wood
Among tiest, bent on deeds,
And ted explores.
O suc
S remain, wie [ 115 ]
Remain not; rengt
tue fails, or prove
; to sight unconquerable?
rusting in ties aide,
I mean to try, wrid [ 120 ]
Unsound and false; nor is it aug just,
t e of truth won,
Ses alike
Victor; tis contest and foule,
o deal so [ 125 ]
Most reason is t Reason overcome.
So pondering, and from his armed Peers
Fortepping opposite,
tion more
Incenst, and thus securely him defid. [ 130 ]
Proud, art t? to
thy aspiring unopposd,
throne of God unguarded, and his side
Abandond at terror of thy Power
Or potent tongue; fool, not to think how vain [ 135 ]
Against tent to rise in Arms;
of smallest t end
Armies to defeat
tarie hand
Reac at one blow [ 140 ]
Unaided could thee, and whelmd
t t
All are not of train; th
Prefer, and Pietie to God, then
to t visible, when I alone [ 145 ]
Seemd in to dissent
From all: my Sect t, nooo late
imes may know, whousands err.