shatobeovereoroverreached,</p>
ostvigourraise,andraisedunite.</p>
notthoulikeseheefeel</p>
present,andthytrialchoose</p>
e,bestnessofthyvirtuetried</p>
paradiselost</p>
250of374</p>
sospakedostiare</p>
andtriniallove;buteve,hought</p>
lessattributedtoherfaithsincere,</p>
thusherreplyhatsrenewed.</p>
ifthisbeourndition,thustodwell</p>
innarrostraitenedbyafoe,</p>
subtleorviolent,endued</p>
si;</p>
ho</p>
butharrecedesnotsin:onlyourfoe,</p>
teting,affrontsus</p>
ofouriy:hisfoulesteebr></p>
stiodishonouronourfront,buttus</p>
foulohenwhereforeshunnedorfeared</p>
byusherdoublehain</p>
froissurseprovedfalse;findpea,</p>
favourfroeaven,ourtheevent.</p>
andisfaith,love,virtue,unassayed</p>
alone,houtexteriourhelpsustained</p>
letusnotthensuspectourhappystate</p>
leftsoierfectbythekerwise,</p>
asnotsecuretosingleorbined.</p>
frailisourhappiness,ifthisbeso,</p>
andedenhusexposed.</p>
tothusadaerventlyreplied.</p>
oaareallthingsasthewill</p>
ofgodordaihehiscreatinghand</p>
nothingierfectordefitleft</p>
ofallthathehlessn,</p>
paradiselost</p>
251of374</p>
htthatghthishappystatesecure,</p>
securefroutself</p>
thedangerlies,yetlieshinhispower:</p>
againsthis.</p>
butgodleftfreetheobeys</p>
reason,isfree;andreasonhederight,</p>
butbidherillerect;</p>
lest,bysofairappearinggoodsurprised,</p>
shedithewill</p>
todogodexpresslyhathforbid.</p>
notthenstrust,buttenderlove,enjoins,</p>
thatishould;andndthou.</p>
firyetpossibletoswerve;</p>
sinpossiblyyet</p>
sospetbythefoesuboed,</p>
andfalliionunaware,</p>
notkeepingstrih,asshewaswaed.</p>
seekionthen,oavoid</p>
ostlikelyiffroe</p>
thouseveot:trialeunsought.</p>
thouapprovethynstancy,approve</p>
firstthyobedieheotheranknow,</p>
notseeieted,test</p>
but,ifthouthink,trialunsoughtyfind</p>
usbothsecurerthanthusest,</p>
go;forthystay,notfree,absentstheere;</p>
gointhynativeinnoce,rely</p>
onnall</p>
fodtoheehathdonehispart,dothine.</p>
paradiselost</p>
252of374</p>
sospakethepatriarankind;buteve</p>
persisted;yetsubss,thoughlast,replied.</p>
issionthen,andthusforewaed</p>
chieflybythyoreasoningwords</p>
touchedonly;thatourtrial,sought,</p>
yfindusbothperhapsfarlessprepared,</p>
theut</p>
afoesoproudtheweakerseek;</p>
sobent,thereshallshahiisrepulse.</p>
thussaying,froerhusbandshandherhand</p>
softshephlight,</p>
oreadordryad,orofdeliastrain,</p>
betookhertothegrove</p>
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