ASEBIA: THE GOD OF SIN

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done in

the serpent, ha

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aven; for what

eing, or dece

scie

things wis

Satan to at

ength entire and

ave discovere

s of foe or s

w, and ought to ha

tion, not to ta

ed; which the

could they less

in sin, dese

en from Para

uards ascended

f his state by

how the subtle

n. Soon as th

ved at Heaven-g

ard; dim sadnes

estial visage

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people ran, t

They towards the

made haste, t

plea, their u

proved; when

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nder uttered

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ful charge; be

these tidings

cerest care co

tely what woul

empter crossed th

he should pre

rand; Man sho

out of all,

Maker; no de

to necessit

lightest mom

, to her own

. But fallen

that the morta

ssion,—death de

umes already

et inflicted,

te stroke; but

o acquittance

not return as

to judge them?

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ether in Heaven,

be seen th

e with justice

his Mediator

and Redeem

n himself to ju

ather; and, un

ht hand his gl

unclouded D

all his Fa

thus divinely

nal, thine

eaven and Earth

thou in me, th

t well pleased.

y transgressours;

, the worst on

all be; for

nd, not repent

t I may mitig

d; yet I sha

ercy, as may i

tisfied, and

shall need, nor

the judgement,

third best abse

ight, and reb

the serpent

rom his radian

al glory: Him Th

nd Domination

o Heaven-gate

the coast, i

ed straight; th

though with swift

sun in weste

gentle airs, du

rth now waked

; when he, from

Judge, and Int

: The voice of

n the garden,

ars, while day dec

resence hid th

es, both man and

thus to Adam

, Adam, wont w

far off? I m

hus entertaine

uty ere while a

conspicuous,

what chance det

h him Eve, more

untenanced both,

n their looks,

ther; but ap

d perturbatio

tinacy, and ha

tering long, thu

n the garden,

naked, hid m

udge without r

t hast heard, an

oiced; how is

thee? That tho

Hast thou eat

hee charge thou

Adam sore b

evil strait t

udge; eithe

otal crime,

f, the partn

while her faith

eal, and not

int: but str

and calamito

ad both sin a

nsupporta

should I hold m

ly detect wh

om thou madest

as thy perfect

acceptable,

hand I could s

did, whatev

emed to just

f the tree, a

ovran Presenc

od, that her

ce? or was she

r but equal

ign thy manhoo

t thee above h

whose perfecti

real digni

ed, and love

thy subjection

under governme

ear rule; whi

dst thou known

id, he thus

t is this which

, with shame ni

on, yet not b

cious, thus a

e beguiled, a

Lord God hear

he proceeded

gh brute; una

him, who made

and pollute

ion; justly

in nature:

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is offence; y

t in sin his

ious terms, judg

pent thus his

st done this, t

le, each beast

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eat all the d

and the wom

etween thine

uise thy head, th

is oracle,

Son of Mary,

like lightning,

ir; then, risin

palities and P

and, with as

d captive th

elf of Satan,

tread at last

ow foretold hi

an thus his se

I will grea

ion; children

h; and to thy

bmit; he over

hus judgement

hearkened to the

the tree, con

aying, Thou shalt

ound for thy sak

eof, all the d

thistles it shal

shalt eat the he

thy face shalt

rn unto the gr

nd wast taken,

art, and shalt

n, both Judge a

troke of death, d

; then, pitying

aked to the

ange, disdaine

e form of serv

hed his servan

of his fam

with skins of

e with youthfu

t much to clot

outward only

inward nakedn

ith his robe o

red from his F

wift ascent h

issful ****

of old; to

knowing, what ha

ixing interc

hus was sinned an

es of Hell sat

w within the

e, belching ou

since the Fien

who thus now

t we here eac

tan, our great

s, and happier

ffspring dear

ess attends h

d returned, wi

rs; since no

unishment, or

l new strength

and dominion

eep; whatever

or some con

reatest dista

mity, things

conveyance.

e, must wi

m Sin no powe

difficulty o

urn perhaps

impervious

rk, yet to thy

eable, to

from Hell to

now prevails

to all the i

passage hence

ion, as their

s the way, so

elt attractio

meager Shadow

ate, and incl

shall not lag

leading; such

rey innumerab

th from all thing

o the work th

but afford t

h delight he s

ge on earth.

l, though many

day of battl

e encamped, com

living carca

following day,

e grim Featur

wide into th

his quarry

out Hell-gates,

of Chaos, d

with power (thei

the waters,

limy, as i

own, together

hoaling towards

olar winds, b

nian sea, to

ce, that stop

ra eastward,

st. The agg

mace petrific

ent, smote; an

ting once; the

rgonian rigou

tick slime, bro

ots of Hell th

and the mole im

ng deep high-a

digious, join

this now fen

h; from hence a

inoffensive,

ings to small m

liberty of G

is Memnonian

sea: and, ov

ay, Europe wit

many a stroke th

ought the work

a ridge of p

d abyss, foll

he self-same

from his wing,

Chaos, to th

world: With p

made all fast, t

And now in

met of empy

ld; and, on the

interposed; th

ach of these t

ay to Earth the

irst tending;

keness of an

taur and the Sc

hile the sun

me; but those h

n discerned, tho

e seduced, u

fast by; and,

sequel, saw h

gh all unwee

d; saw their sh

es; but when

d to judge th

hoping to esc

earing, guilty

inflict; that

istening where

d discourse, an

his own doom;

but of future

ught, to Hell h

ink of Chaos,

onderous pont

t him came, his

at their meeti

ious bridge his

ng stood, till

ghter, thus th

se are thy ma

ich thou viewest

author, and p

ner in my he

hich by a s

thine, joined i

h hadst prospered

ence, but str

rom thee worlds

ter thee, with

nsequence uni

longer hold us

voyageable

llowing thy il

ony