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    high,

    , present, future he beholds,

    to his onely Son foreseeing spake.

    Onely begotten Son, seest t rage [ 80 ]

    transports our adversarie, whom no bounds

    Prescribd, no barrs of he chains

    on  the main Abyss

    ide interrupt can  he seems

    On desparate reveng, t shall redound [ 85 ]

    Upon his own rebellious head. And now

    traint broke loose he wings his way

    Not farr off s of light,

    Directly toed orld,

    And Man t, o assay [ 90 ]

    If roy, or worse,

    By some false guile pervert; and s

    For man will o his glozing lyes,

    And easily transgress the sole Command,

    Sole pledge of his obedience: So will fall, [ 95 ]

    ?

    e, he had of mee

    All  and right,

    Sufficient to ood, to fall.

    Suced all thereal Powers [ 100 ]

    And Spirits, botood and them who faild;

    Freely tood wood, and fell who fell.

    Not free, hey have givn sincere

    Of true allegiance, constant Faith or Love,

    t do, appeard, [ 105 ]

    Not  praise could they receive?

    pleasure I from such obedience paid,

    hen ill and Reason (Reason also is choice)

    Useless and vain, of freedom both despoild,

    Made passive botie, [ 110 ]

    Not mee. to right belongd,

    So ed, nor can justly accuse

    te,

    As if predestination over-ruld

    te Decree [ 115 ]

    Or hemselves decreed

    t, not I: if I foreknew,

    Foreknowledge ,

    ain unforeknown.