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    High in the midst exalted as a God

    Th Apostate i<u>9９ｌｉｂ.</u>n his Sun-bright Chariot sate [ 100 ]

    Idol of Majesty Divine, enclosd

    With Flaming Cherubim, and golden Shields;

    Then lighted from his geous Throne, for now

    Twixt Host and Host but narrow space was left,

    A dreadful intervall, and Front to Front [ 105 ]

    Preseood in terrible array

    Of hideous length: before the cloudie Van,

    On the rough edge of battel ere it joynd,

    Satan with vast and haughtie strides advanct,

    Came t, armd in Adamant and Gold; [ 110 ]

    Abdiel that sight endurd not, where he stood

    Among the mightiest, bent on highest deeds,

    And thus his own undaunted heart explores.

    O Heavn! that such resemblance of the Highest

    Should yet remain, where faith aie [ 115 ]

    Remain not; wherefore should not strength and might

    There fail where Vertue fails, or weakest prove

    Where boldest; though to sight unquerable?

    His puissarusting in th Almighties aide,

    I mean to try, whose Reason I have trid [ 120 ]

    Unsound and false; nor is it aught but just,

    That he who ie of Truth hath won,

    Should win in Arms, in both disputes alike

    Victor; though brutish that test and foule,

    When Reason hath to deal with force, yet s<var>..</var>o [ 125 ]

    Most reason is that Reason overe.

    So p, and from his armed Peers

    Forth stepping opposite, half way he met

    His daring foe, at this prevention more

    I, and thus securely him defid. [ 130 ]

    Proud, art thou met? thy hope was to have reacht

    The highth of thy aspiring unopposd,

    The Throne of God unguarded, and his side

    Abandond at the terror of thy Power

    Or potent tongue; fool, not to think how vain [ 135 ]

    Against th Omnipotent to rise in Arms;

    Who out of smallest things could without end

    Have raisd incessant Armies to defeat

    Thy folly; or with solitar<u></u>ie hand

    Reag beyond all limit at one blow [ <var>?</var>140 ]

    Unaided could have finisht thee, and whelmd

    Thy Legions under darkness; but thou seest

    All are not of thy Train; there be who Faith

    Prefer, and Pietie to God, though then

    To thee not visible, when I alone [ 145 ]

    Seemd in thy World erroneous to dissent<bdo></bdo>

    From all: my Sect thou seest, now learn too late

    How few somtimes may know, when thousands err.

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