anwhile the hainous and depightfull act
Of Satan done in Paradie, and how
Hee in the Serpent had perverted Eve, Her Huband hee, to tate the fatall fruit, Was known in Heav’n; for what can cape the Eye Of God All-eeing, or deceave his Heart Omnicient, who in all things wie and jut, Hinder’d not Satan to attempt the minde Of Man, with trength entire, and free Will arm’d, 10Complete to have dicover’d and repult Whatever wiles of Foe or eeming Friend. For till they knew, and ought to have till remember’d The high Injunction not to tate that Fruit, Whoever tempted; which they not obeying, Incurr’d, what could they les, the penaltie, And manifold in in, deerv’d to fall. Up into Heav’n from Paradie in hat Th’ Angelic Guards acended, mute and ad For Man, for of his tate by this they knew, 20Much wondring how the uttle Fiend had toln Entrance uneen. Soon as th’ unwelcome news From Earth arriv’d at Heaven Gate, diplea’d All were who heard, dim adnes did not pare That time Celetial viages, yet mixt With pitie, violated not thir blis. About the new-arriv’d, in multitudes Th’ ethereal People ran, to hear and know How all befell: they towards the Throne Supream Accountable made hate to make appear 30With righteous plea, thir utmot vigilance, And eaily approv’d; when the mot High Eternal Father from his ecret Cloud, Amidt in Thunder utter’d thus his voice. Aembl’d Angels, and ye Powers return’d From unucceful charge, be not dimaid, Nor troubl’d at thee tidings from the Earth, Which your inceret care could not prevent, Foretold o lately what would come to pas, When firt this Tempter cro’d the Gulf from Hell. 40I told ye then he hould prevail and peed On his bad Errand, Man hould be educ’t And flatter’d out of all, believing lies Againt his Maker; no Decree of mine Concurring to neceitate his Fall, Or touch with lightet moment of impule His free Will, to her own inclining left In eevn cale. But fall’n he is, and now What rets, but that the mortal Sentence pas On his trangreion, Death denounc’t that day, 50Which he preumes already vain and void, Becaue not yet inflicted, as he fear’d, By ome immediate troak; but oon hall find Forbearance no acquittance ere day end. Jutice hall not return as bountie corn’d. But whom end I to judge them? whom but thee Vicegerent Son, to thee I have tranferr’d All Judgement, whether in Heav’n, or Earth; or Hell. Eaie it may be een that I intend Mercie collegue with Jutice, ending thee 60Mans Friend, his Mediator, his deign’d Both Ranom and Redeemer voluntarie, And detin’d Man himelf to judge Man fall’n. So pake the Father, and unfoulding bright Toward the right hand his Glorie, on the Son Blaz’d forth unclouded Deitie; he full Replendent all his Father manifet Expre’d, and thus divinely anwer’d milde. Father Eternal, thine is to decree, Mine both in Heav’n and Earth to do thy will 70Supream, that thou in mee thy Son belov’d Mayt ever ret well plea’d. I go to judge On Earth thee thy trangreors, but thou knowt, Whoever judg’d, the wort on mee mut light, When time hall be, for o I undertook Before thee; and not repenting, this obtaine Of right, that I may mitigate thir doom On me deriv’d, yet I hall temper o Jutice with Mercie, as may illutrate mot Them fully atified, and thee appeae. 80Attendance none hall need, nor Train, where none Are to behold the Judgement, but the judg’d, Thoe two; the third bet abent is condemn’d, Convict by flight, and Rebel to all Law Conviction to the Serpent none belongs. Thus aying, from his radiant Seat he roe Of high collateral glorie: him Thrones and Powers, Princedoms, and Dominations minitrant Accompanied to Heaven Gate, from whence Eden and all the Coat in propect lay. 90Down he decended trait; the peed of Gods Time counts not, though with wiftet minutes wing’d. Now was the Sun in Wetern cadence low From Noon, and gentle Aires due at thir hour To fan the Earth now wak’d, and uher in The Eevning coole when he from wrauth more coole Came the mild Judge and Interceor both To entence Man: the voice of God they heard Now walking in the Garden, by oft windes Brought to thir Ears, while day declin’d, they heard 100And from his preence hid themelves among The thicket Trees, both Man and Wife, till God Approaching, thus to Adam call’d aloud. Where art thou Adam, wont with joy to meet My coming een far off? I mis thee here, Not plea’d, thus entertaind with olitude, Where obvious dutie erewhile appear’d unaught: Or come I les conpicuous, or what change Abents thee, or what chance detain? Come forth.