第38节

    【】nhabitlax,yepowersofheaven;

    andthoutenson,bythee

    thisiperforspeakthou,adone

    overshadoighththee

    isendalong;rideforth,andbidthedeep

    hinappointedboundsbeheaveh;

    bouhedeep,becauseiahofill

    infinitude,norvacuousthespace.

    thoughi,unribedself,retire,

    andputnoodness,hisfree

    paradiselost

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    toactoot,yandce

    approae,andie.

    sospakethealghty,andtohespake

    hishefilialgodhead,gaveeffect.

    iediatearetheaores

    thantiortion,buttohunears

    othoutprocessofspeechbetold,

    sotoldasearthlynotionreceive.

    greattriuhandrejoigwasinheaven,

    yswill;

    glorytheysungtothesthigh,goodwill

    tofuturen,andintheirde;

    glorytohiavengingire

    haddrivenouttheungodlyfroissight

    andthehabitationsofthejust;tohibr>

    gloryandpraise,hadordained

    goodoutofeviltocreate;instead

    ofspiritsligerracet

    intotheirva,andthencediffuse

    hisgoodtoe.

    sosangthehierarchies:anheson

    onhisgreatexpeditionnopeared,

    girtnipotence,hradianceed

    ofjestydivine;sapiendlove

    iense,andallhisfatherinhihone.

    abouthisberlesswerepoured

    cherub,andseraph,potentates,andthrones,

    andvirtues,s,andchariotswinged

    frohearuryofgod;andofold

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    riads,betountainslodged

    againstasoleday,haessedathand,

    celestialequipage;ah

    spontaneous,forspiritlived,

    attendantontheirlord:heavenopenedwide

    hereverduringgates,harnioussound

    ongoldenhingesving,toletforth

    thekingofglory,inhispowerfulword

    andspirit,ingtocreateneorlds.

    onheavenlygrouood;andfroheshore

    theyvieasurableabyss

    eousasasea,dark,eful,wild,

    upfrohebottouedbyfuriouswinds

    andsurgingountains,toassault

    heavenshighth,andixthepole.

    sileroubledhoudeep,peace,

    saidthentheoifickordend

    norstaid;but,onthe

    uplifted,inpatealgloryrode

    farintochaos,andtheworldunbo;

    forallhistrain

    folloprocession,tobehold

    creation,a.

    thenstaidthefervidwheels,andinhishand

    hetookthegoldenpasses,prepared

    ingodsetealstore,toribe

    thisuniverse,andallcreatedthings:

    ohetered,ahertued

    roundthroughthevastprofundityobscure;

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    andsaid,thusfarextend,thusfarthybounds,

    thisbethyjuste,oworld

    thusgodtheheaveed,thustheearth,

    tterunfordandvoid:darknessprofound

    veredtheabyss:butonthe

    hisbroodinghespiritofgodoutspread,

    andvitalvirtueinfused,andvitalth

    throughoutthefluidss;butdourged

    theblacktartareousldinfealdregs,

    adversetolife:thenfouhennglobed

    likethingstolike;theresttoseveralplace

    disparted,aheair;

    ahselfbalanherterhung.

    lettherebelight,saidgod;andforthhlight

    ethereal,firstofthings,quintessencepure,

    sprungfrohedeep;andfroeativeeast

    tojoueythroughtheaeryglooegan,

    spheredinaradiantcloud,foryetthesunsheinacloudytabeacle

    sojouedthehelightwasgood;

    andlightfroarknessbythehesphere

    divided:lighttheday,anddarknessnight,

    henad.thuso:

    norpastued,norunsung

    bythecelestialquires,light

    exhalingfirstfroarkheybeheld;

    birthdayofheaveh;hjoyandshout

    theholloheyfilled,

    andtouningpraised

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    godandhistheysung,

    botho.

    again,godsaid,lettherebefirnt

    adtheers,adivide

    thetheade

    thefirnt,expanseofliquid,pure,

    transparealair,diffused

    inostnvex

    ofthisgreatround;partitionfirndsure,

    thethoseabove

    dividing:forasearth,sohetheworld

    builtonuluous,inwide

    isrule

    ofoved;lestfierceextres

    ntiguousghtdisteerthee:

    andheavehefirnt:soeven

    andingchorussungthesendday.

    theearthed,butinthebasyet

    ofbryoniatureinvolved,

    appearednot:overallthefaceofearth

    inoflo

    prolifickhuursofteningallherglobe,

    ferhegreatthertonceive,

    satiateoisture;whengodsaid,

    begatherednoersunderheaven

    intoonepladletdrylandappear.

    iediatelytheuntainshugeappear

    ergent,andtheirbroadbarebacksupheave

    intotheclouds;theirtopsasdthesky:

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    sohighasheavedthetudhills,solow

    dobroadanddeep,

    iousbedofers:thitherthey

    hastedhgladpree,uprolled,

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    partriseincrystal,

    forhaste;suchflightthegreatndiressed

    onthesiesatthecall

    oftruetforofaresthouhastheard

    trooptotheirstandard;sotheerythrong,

    erheyfound,

    ifsteep,htorrentrapture,ifthroughplain,

    softebbing;norrockorhill;

    butthey,orunderground,oruitwide

    hserpenterrourheirway,

    andonthehannelswore;

    easy,eregodhadbidthegroundbedry,

    allbuthinthosebanks,whereriversnow

    streaaualdraidtrain.

    thedrylah;andthegreatrele

    ateders,hecalledseas:

    andsahatittheearth

    putforththeverdantgrass,herbyieldingseed,

    andfruittreeyieldingfruitafterherkind,

    heearth.

    hesehadsaid,hebareearth,tillthen

    desartandbare,unsightly,unadoed

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