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foreknoheirfault,</p>
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sopulseorshadoe,</p>
htbyiutablyforeseen,</p>
theytrespass,authorstotheelvesinall</p>
boththeyjudge,andtheychoose;forso</p>
ifortheree:aheystrein,</p>
tilltheyenthralltheelves;ielsestge</p>
theiature,andrevokethehighdecree</p>
ungeable,eteal,hordaind</p>
theirfreedotheytheelvesordaindtheirfall.</p>
thefirstsortbytheiroionfell,</p>
selfteted,selfdepravd:nfalls,deceivd</p>
bytheotherfirst:nthereforeshallfindgrace,</p>
theotheone:inrdjusticeboth,</p>
throughheaveh,soshallgloryexcel;</p>
butrcy,firstandlast,shallbrightestshine.</p>
thusbrosialfragrancefilld</p>
allheaven,andintheblessedspiritselect</p>
senseofnewjoyineffablediffusd.</p>
beyondparethesonofgodwasseen</p>
stglorious;inhillhisfathershone</p>
substantiallyexpressd;andinhisface</p>
divinepassionvisiblyappeard,</p>
loveeasuregrace,</p>
paradiselost</p>
72of374</p>
tering,thushetohisfatherspake.</p>
ofather,gralosd</p>
thysovrannd,thatnshouldfindgrace;</p>
,thatnshouldfindgrace;</p>
forhheavehshallhighextol</p>
thypraises,erablesound</p>
ofhysandsacredsongs,hthythrone</p>
enpassdshallresoundtheeeverblest.</p>
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thycreaturelatesolovd,thyyouson,</p>
fallcirtedthusbyfraud,thoughjoind</p>
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thatfarbefrohee,father,judge</p>
ofallthingsde,andjudgestht.</p>
orshalltheadversarythusobtain</p>
hisend,andfrustratethineshallhefulfill</p>
hislidthygoodnessbringtonought,</p>
orproudretu,thoughtohisheavierdoo</p>
yetplishd,andtohell</p>
dratheankind,</p>
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abolishthyake</p>
forhiade</p>
soshouldthygoodnessandthygreatnessboth</p>
bequestiondandblasphehoutdefence.</p>
tothegreatcreatorthusreplied.</p>
oson,insoulhathchiefdelight,</p>
sonofbososonalone.</p>
y,andeffectualght,</p>
paradiselost</p>
73of374</p>
allhastthouspokenasthoughtsare,all</p>
asetealpurposehathdecreed;</p>
nshallnotquitebelost,butsavdwhowill;</p>
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freelyvouoreiwillrenew</p>
hislapsedpohoughforfeit;ahralld</p>
bysintofoulexorbitantdesires;</p>
upheldby,yetoncereheshallstand</p>
onevengroundagainsthisrtalfoe;</p>
byupheld,thatheyknowhowfrail</p>
hisfallennditionis,andtoowe</p>
allhisdeliverane.</p>
soihavechosenofpee,</p>
eleywill:</p>
therestshallhearcall,andoftbewad</p>
theirsinfulstate,andtoappeasebetis</p>
theinseddeity,e</p>
invites;foriheirsensesdark,</p>
aysuffidsoftenstos</p>
topray,repent,andbringobediencedue.</p>
toprayer,repentandobediencedue,</p>