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To whom thus Michael. Justly thou abhorrstThat Son, who on the quiet state of men [ 80 ]
Such trouble brought, affeg to subdue
Rational Libertie; yet know withall,
Sihy inal lapse, true Libertie
Is lost, which alwayes with right Reason dwells
Twinnd, and from her hath no dividual being: [ 85 ]
Reason in man obscurd, or not obeyd,
Immediately inordinate desires
And upstart Passions catch the Gover
From Reason, and to servitude reduce
Man till theherefore since hee permits [ 90 ]
Within himself unworthie Powers tn
Over free Reason, God in Judgement just
Subjects him from without to violent Lords;
Who oft as undeservedly enthrall
His outward freedom: Tyrannie must be, [ 95 ]
Though to the Tyrant thereby no excuse.
Yet somtimes Nations will dee so low
From vertue, which is reason, that n,
But Justice, and some fatal curse a
Deprives them of thir outward libertie, [ 100 ]
Thir inward lost: With irreverent Son
Of him who built the Ark, who for the shame
Don to hi<bdi></bdi>s Father, heard this heavie curse,
Servant of Servants, on his vitious Race.
Thus will this latter, as the former World, [ 105 ]
Still tend from bad to worse, till God at last
Wearied with their iniquities, withdraw
His presence from among them, and avert
His holy Eyes; resolving from theh
To leave them to thir own pollu<mark></mark>ted wayes; [ 110 ]
And one peculiar Nation to select
From all the rest.., of whom to be invokd,
A Natio<var></var>n from one faithful man t:
Him on this side Euphrates yet residing,
Bred up in Idol-worship; O that men [ 115 ]
(st thou believe?) should be so stupid grown,
While yet the Patriark livd, who scapd the Flood,
As to forsake the living God, and fall
To worship thir ow<big>?9９lｉｂ?</big>n work in Wood and Stone
Fods! yet him God the most High voutsafes [ 120 ]
To call by Vision from his Fathers house,
His kindred and false Gods, into a Land
Which he will shew him, and from him will raise
A mightie Nation, and upon him showre
His beion so, that in his Seed [ 125 ]
All Nations shall be blest; he straight obeys
Not knowing to what Land, yet firm believes:
I see him, but thou st not, with what Faith
He leaves his Gods, his Friends, and native Soile
Ur of Chald?a, passing now the Ford [ 130 ]
To Haran, after a cumbrous Train
Of Herds and Flocks, and numerous servitude;
Not wandring poor, but trusting all his wealth
With God, who calld him, in a land unknown.
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