【】ehighpower,sofar
exceededhun;andhish
thustotheeyrealnisterhefrad.
inhabitanthgod,noell
paradiselost
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thyfavour,inthishonourdoon;
underhouhastvouchsafed
toenter,andtheseearthlyfruitstotaste,
foodnotofangels,yetaeptedso,
asthatre
atheavenshighfeaststohavefed:yetpare
tothehreplied.
oadaonealghtyis,frobr>
allthingsproretu,
ifnotdepravedfroood,createdall
suatterall,
endueds,variousdegrees
ofsubstand,inthingsthatlive,oflife;
butrerefined,respiritous,andpure,
asohilaced,oearertending
eatheirseveralactivespheresassigned,
tillbodyuptospiritwork,inbounds
proportiooeatheroot
springslighterthegreenstalk,froheheleaves
reaery,lastthebrightnsuateflower
spiritsodorousbreathes:floheirfruit,
nsnourishnt,bygradualscalesublid,
tovitalspiritsaspire,toanil,
tointellectual;givebothlifeandsense,
fanduanding;hesoul
reasonreceives,andreasonisherbeing,
discursive,orintuitive;disurse
isoftestyours,thelatterstisours,
differingbutindegree,ofkindthesa.
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then,godforyousawgood
ifirefusenot,but,asyou
topropersubstaiye,en
ayparticipate,andfind
noinnvediet,nortoolightfare;
andfroheserporalnutrintsperhaps
yourbodiesyatlasttualltospirit,
irovedbytrae,and,end
ethereal,asay,ate,
hereorinheavenlyparadisesdwell;
ifyebefoundobedient,aain
unalterablyfirisloveentire,
eanwhileenjoy
yourfillhappihishappystate
ore.
tothepatriarankindreplied.
ofavourablespirit,propitiousguest,
thoutaughttheightdirect
ourknohescaleofnatureset
froerence;whereon,
iionofcreatedthings,
bystepsayasdtogod.butsay,
eantthatcautionjoined,ifyebefound
obedientobediehen
tohiorpossiblyhislovedesert,
edusfrohedustandplacedushere
fulltotheutstasureofbliss
hundesiresseekorapprehend
totheangel.sonofheaveh,
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attendthatthouarthappy,oogod;
thatthountisuch,oothyself,
thatis,tothyobediehereinstand.
thishatcautiohee;beadvised.
goddetheeperfetable;
andgoodhedethee,buttopersevere
heleftitinthypohywill
bynaturefree,notoverruledbyfate
iricable,orstriecessity:
ourvoluntaryserviceherequires,
notouecessitated;such
findsnoaeptanorfind;forhow
hearts,notfree,betriedhertheyserve
bydestiny,andootherchoose
self,andalltheangelickhost,thatstand
insightofgod,enthroned,ourhappystate
hold,asyouyours,eholds;
onothersuretynone:freelyweserve,