第67节

    【】ifnotofbread

    tothuschael.justlythouabhorrest

    thatson,en

    suchtroublebrought,affegtosubdue

    rationalliberty;yetknohal,

    sihyinallapse,trueliberty

    islost,hrightreasondwells

    paradiselost

    355of374

    therhathnodividualbeing:

    reasoninnobscured,ootobeyed,

    iediatelyinordinatedesires,

    andupstartpassio

    froeason;andtoservitudereduce

    n,tilltheherefore,sis

    selfunhypn

    overfreereason,god,injudgentjust,

    subjectshiroouttoviolentlords;

    asundeservedlyenthrall

    hisout:tyrannystbe;

    thoughtothetyranttherebynoexcuse.

    yetsotisnationslinesolow

    froirtue,hatn,

    butjustidsofatalcurseannexed,

    deprivestheftheirouty;

    theiriheirreverentson

    ofhi

    doohisfather,heardthisheavycurse,

    servantofservants,onhisvie.

    thuserworld,

    stilltendfroadtoillgodatlast,

    heiriniquities,hdraw

    hispresenongthea

    hisholyeyes;resolvingfroheh

    toleavetheotheiroedways;

    andonepeculiaatio

    frolltherest,oftobeinvoked,

    anationfrohfulnt:

    paradiselost

    356of374

    hinthissideeuphratesyetresiding,

    bredupinidolen

    stthoubelieveshouldbesostupidgrown,

    thepatriarchlived,heflood,

    astoforsakethelivinggod,andfall

    toheiroone

    fodsyethiodthesthighvouchsafes

    tohisfathershouse,

    hiskindred,andfalsegods,intoaland

    hiillraise

    aghtynation;anduponhihower

    hisbeionso,thatinhisseed

    allnationsshallbeblest:hestraightobeys;

    notknobelieves:

    iseehibutthoustnot,hfaith

    heleaveshisgods,hisfriends,andnativesoil,

    urofchaldaea,passingnoheford

    toharan;afterhicuroustrain

    ofherdsandflocks,andnurousservitude;

    nottrustingallhish

    hgod,,inalandunknown.

    aaains;iseehistents

    pit,andtheneighbplain

    ofreh;therebyprosehereceives

    gifttohisprogenyofallthatland,

    froathnorthothedesartsouth;

    thingsbytheiasied;

    froerothegreatese

    unthern,yonderseeaebehold

    paradiselost

    357of374

    inprospe;ontheshore

    unt,

    jordan,trueliteasthissons

    shalldosenir,thatleofhills.

    thispohatallnationsoftheearth

    shallinhisseedbeblessed:bythatseed

    isantthygreatdeliverer,whoshallbruise

    theserpentshead;otheeanon

    plainliershallberevealed.thispatriarchblest,

    faithfulabrahauetishallcall,

    ason,andofhissonagrandchild,leaves;

    likehinfaith,in,andrenown:

    thegrandchild,hts

    froanaantoalandhereaftercalled

    egypt,dividedbytheriveile

    seeouths

    intothesea.tosojouinthatland

    hees,invitedbyayoungerson

    intiofdearth,asonhydeeds

    raisehiobethesendinthatrealbr>

    ofpharaoh.therehedies,andleaveshisrace

    grooanation,andnowgrown

    suspectedtoasequentking,whoseeks

    tostoptheirroateguests

    toonurous;akesthelaves

    inhospitably,andkillstheirinfantles:

    tillbythrehrencall

    sesandaarofroodtoclaibr>

    hispeoplefronthralnt,theyretu,

    paradiselost

    358of374

    isedland.

    butfirst,thelayrant,whodenies

    toknoessagetard,

    stbepelledbysignsandjudgentsdire;

    toblooduheriversstbetued;

    frogs,lidflies,stallhispalacefill

    hloathedintrusion,andfillalltheland;

    hisurrendie;

    botchesandblainsstallhisflesheoss,

    andallhispeople;thunderxedhhail,

    hailxedustrendtheegyptianssky,

    ah,devrolls;

    itdevoursnot,herb,orfruit,rain,

    adarksoustssingdown

    steat,andonthegroundleavenothinggreen;

    darkovershadowallhisbounds,

    palpabledarkness,andblotoutthreedays;

    last,idnightstroke,allthefirstbo

    ofegyptstliedead.thushtenwounds

    theriverdragontadatlengthsubts

    tolethissojouersdepart,andoft

    huleshisstubboheart;butstill,asice

    rehardeerthaill,inhisrage

    pursuiedisssed,thesea

    sletspass,

    asondrylaalwalls;

    aosessotostand

    divided,tillhisrescuedgaintheirshore:

    suchohissaintwilllend,

    paradiselost

    359of374

    thoughpresentinhisangel;whoshallgo

    beforethenacloud,andpillaroffire;

    bydayacloud,bynightapillaroffire;

    toguidethentheirjouey,andreve

    behindtheheobduratekingpursues:

    allnighthehisapproach

    darknessdefeoingch;

    thenthroughthefierypillar,andthecloud,

    godlookingforthroubleallhishost,

    andand

    sesoncerehispotentrodextends

    overthesetheseahisrodobeys;

    ontheireattledrankstheu,

    aheir

    safetotheshoreadvance

    throughthe,notthereadiestway;

    lest,enteringontheaanitealard,

    i,andfear

    retutheacktoegypt,choosingrather

    ingloriouslifehservitude;forlife

    tonobleandignobleisres

    untrainedinar,on.

    
    intheheretheyshallfound

    theirgovent,andtheirgreatsenatechoose

    throughthetribes,torulebylawsordained:

    godfroheuntofsinai,op

    shalltrele,hedesding,self

    inthunder,lightning,andloudtruetssound,

    paradiselost

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