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    【】her;butapparentguilt,

    andsha,aurbation,anddespair,

    paradiselost

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    anger,andobstinadhate,andguile.

    ,falteringlong,thusansweredbrief.

    iheardtheeinthegarden,andofthyvoice

    afraid,beingnaked,hidself.to

    thegraciousjudgehoutrevilereplied.

    voicethouofthastheard,andhastnotfeared,

    butstillrejoiced;hoe

    sodreadfultotheethatthouartnaked,who

    hathtoldtheehastthoueatenofthetree,

    heechargethoushouldst

    tothusadaorebesetreplied.

    oheaveninevilstraitthisdayistand

    beforejudge;eithertoundergo

    selfthetotalcuse

    otherself,thepartneroflife;

    ains,

    ishouldne

    byplaint:butstriecessity

    subdues,andcalatousnstraint;

    lestonheadbothsinandpunishnt,

    hoable,beall

    devolved;thoughshouldiholdpeace,yetthou

    easilydeteceal.

    thisan,thoudesttobehelp,

    andgavestasthyperfectgift,sogood,

    sofit,soaeptable,sodivine,

    thatfroerhandiuldsuspeoill,

    andshedid,everinitself,

    herdoiojustifythedeed;

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    shegaveofthetree,andidideat.

    tothesovranpresehusreplied.

    hygod,thatherthoudidstobey

    beforehisvoiceoradethyguide,

    superiour,orbutequal,thattoher

    thoudidstresignthynhood,andtheplace

    adeofthee,

    andforthee,ionfarexcelled

    hersinallrealdignityadoed

    sheoattract

    thylove,notthysubje;andhergifts

    ented;

    uobearrule;hypart

    andperson,hadstthouknohyselfaright.

    sohavingsaid,hethustoeveinfew.

    say,an,isthishouhastdone

    tosadeve,enighovered,

    nfessingsoobeforeherjudge

    boldorloquacious,thusabashedreplied.

    theserpentbeguiled,andidideat.

    delay

    tojudgentheproceededontheaused

    serpent,thoughbrute;uransfer

    theguiltonhiadehinstrunt

    ofstheend

    ofhiscreation;justlythenaursed,

    asvitiatedinnature:retoknow

    nan,sinofurtherknew

    noralteredhisoffegodatlast

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    tosatanfirstinsinhisdoopplied,

    thoughinsteriouster,judgedasthe:

    andontheserpentthushiscurseletfall.

    becausethouhastdohis,thouartaursed

    aboveallhbeastofthefield;

    uponthybellygrovelingthoushaltgo,

    anddustshalteatallthedaysofthylife.

    betani

    enty,ahineandherseed;

    herseedshallbruisethyhead,thoubruisehisheel.

    sospakethisoracle,thenverified

    ary,sendeve,

    saheaven,

    prinhisgrave

    spoiledprincipalitiesandpophed

    inopenshohassiht,

    captivityledcaptivethroughtheair,

    therealtselfofsatan,longusurped;

    heshalltreadatlastunderourfeet;

    evenhe,oldhisfatalbruise;

    andtotheanthushisseued.

    thysorroultiply

    bythyion;childrenthoushaltbring

    insorroh;andtothyhusbandswill

    thineshallsubt;heovertheeshallrule.

    onadaastthusjudgenthepronounced.

    becausethouhasthearkehevoiceofthywife,

    aenofthetree,ngh

    ichargedthee,saying,thoushalthereof:

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    cursedisthegroundforthysake;thouinsorrow

    shalteatthereof,allthedaysofthylife;

    thosalsoandthistlesitshallbringtheeforth

    unbid;andthoushalteattheherbofthefield;

    ihyfaceshaltthoueatbread,

    tillthouretuuntotheground;forthou

    outofthegroundtaken,knohybirth,

    fordustthouart,andshalttodustretu.

    sojudgedhen,bothjudgeandsavioursent;

    aantstrokeofdeath,denouhatday,

    revedfaroff;then,pityinghoheystood

    beforehiakedtotheair,thatnow

    stsufferge,disdaitobegin

    thenofservanttoassu;

    assfeet;sonow,

    asfatherofhisfaly,heclad

    theiakednesshskinsofbeasts,orslain,

    orasthesnakehyouthfulatrepaid;

    andthoughtnoties;

    heirouththeskins

    ofbeasts,butinuchre.

    opprobrious,hhisrobehteousness,

    arraying,veredfroisfatherssight.

    tohisastheupretued,

    intohisblissfulbosoeassud

    inglory,asofold;tohippeased

    all,thoughallknoan

    reunted,xingintercessions.

    anhush,

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    hiesofhellsatsinah,

    inunterviehies,thatnow

    stoodopene

    farintochaos,sihefiendpassedthrough,

    sinopening;hushbegan.

    oson,herviewing

    idly,an,reatauthor,thrives

    inotherprovides

    forus,hisoffspriotbe

    butthatsuessattendshiifshap,

    erethishehadretued,hfurydriven

    byhisavengers;sinoplacelikethis

    fithispunishnt,ortheirrevenge.

    thinksifeelneerise,

    elarge

    beyondthisdeep;eon,

    orsyathy,orsonnaturalforce,

    pogreatestdistaounite,

    ity,thingsoflikekind,

    byseyshade

    inseparable,stealong;

    fordeathfroinnopoe.

    but,lestthedifficultyofpassingback

    stayhisretuperhapsoverthisgulf

    iassable,iervious;letustry

    adventurousine

    notunagreeable,tofoundapath

    overthisiothatneorld,

    ent

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    ofrithightoalltheinfealhost,

    easingtheirpassagehence,forinterurse,

    ration,astheirlotshalllead.

    norisstheronglydrawn

    bythisraandinstinct.

    thustheagershadowansweredsoon.

    go,herfat

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