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Omniscient thought. True is, less firmly armd, [ 430 ]
What Heavens Lord had powerfullest to send [ 425 ]
Against unpaind, impassive; from which evil [ 455 ]
Of evils, and excessive, overturnes
Honour, Dominion, Glorie, and renowne,
Which all subdues, and makes remiss the hands
Due search and consultation will disclose. [ 445 ]
Of evil then so small as easie think
Who have sustaind one day in doubtful fight
Our yet unwounded Enemies, or arme
In Nature none: if other hidden cause
Of Mightiest. Sense of pleasure we may well
For Gods, and too unequal work we find
But live content, which is the calmest life:
Or equal what between us made the odds,
But proves not so: then fallible, it seems,
With what more fo藏书网rcible we may offend [ 465 ]
Sufficient to subdue us to his will,
Of future we may deem him, though till now
Not to be overpowerd, Companions deare,
But pain is perfet miserie, the worst
The remedie; perhaps more valid Armes,
O now in danger trid, now known in Armes
Left them Superiour, while we can preserve
Spare out of life perhaps, and not repine, [ 460 ]
Ti九-九-藏-书-网ll now not known, but known as soon contemnd,
Against unequal arms to fight in paine,
Some disadvantage we endurd and paine,
As one he stood escapt from cruel fight,
Enjoyment of our right as Gods; yet hard
Soon closing, and by native vigour heald.
Sore toild, his rivn Armes to havoc hewn,
May serve to better us, and worse our foes, [ 440 ]
Deliverer from new Lor九九藏书网ds, leader to free
(And if one day, why not Eternal dayes?)
Unhurt our mindes, and understanding sound,
Nisroc, of Principalities the prime;
Our selves with like defence, to me deserves
Valour or strength, though matchless, quelld with pain
Since now we find this our Empyreal form
Incapable of mortal injurie
All patience. He who therefore can invent
Against us from abouhttp://www.99lib.nett his Throne, and judgd
Ruin must needs ensue; for what availes
No less then for deliverance what we owe.
Weapons more violent, when next we meet,
Found worthy not of Libertie alone, [ 420 ]
He sat; and in th assembly next upstood
Imperishable, and though piercd with wound, [ 435 ]
And cloudie in aspect thus answering spake. [ 450 ]
Too mean pretense, but what we more affect,