【】ehighpower,sofar</p>
exceededhun;andhish</p>
thustotheeyrealnisterhefrad.</p>
inhabitanthgod,noell</p>
paradiselost</p>
145of374</p>
thyfavour,inthishonourdoon;</p>
underhouhastvouchsafed</p>
toenter,andtheseearthlyfruitstotaste,</p>
foodnotofangels,yetaeptedso,</p>
asthatre</p>
atheavenshighfeaststohavefed:yetpare</p>
tothehreplied.</p>
oadaonealghtyis,frobr></p>
allthingsproretu,</p>
ifnotdepravedfroood,createdall</p>
suatterall,</p>
endueds,variousdegrees</p>
ofsubstand,inthingsthatlive,oflife;</p>
butrerefined,respiritous,andpure,</p>
asohilaced,oearertending</p>
eatheirseveralactivespheresassigned,</p>
tillbodyuptospiritwork,inbounds</p>
proportiooeatheroot</p>
springslighterthegreenstalk,froheheleaves</p>
reaery,lastthebrightnsuateflower</p>
spiritsodorousbreathes:floheirfruit,</p>
nsnourishnt,bygradualscalesublid,</p>
tovitalspiritsaspire,toanil,</p>
tointellectual;givebothlifeandsense,</p>
fanduanding;hesoul</p>
reasonreceives,andreasonisherbeing,</p>
discursive,orintuitive;disurse</p>
isoftestyours,thelatterstisours,</p>
differingbutindegree,ofkindthesa.</p>
paradiselost</p>
146of374</p>
then,godforyousawgood</p>
ifirefusenot,but,asyou</p>
topropersubstaiye,en</p>
ayparticipate,andfind</p>
noinnvediet,nortoolightfare;</p>
andfroheserporalnutrintsperhaps</p>
yourbodiesyatlasttualltospirit,</p>
irovedbytrae,and,end</p>
ethereal,asay,ate,</p>
hereorinheavenlyparadisesdwell;</p>
ifyebefoundobedient,aain</p>
unalterablyfirisloveentire,</p>
eanwhileenjoy</p>
yourfillhappihishappystate</p>
ore.</p>
tothepatriarankindreplied.</p>
ofavourablespirit,propitiousguest,</p>
thoutaughttheightdirect</p>
ourknohescaleofnatureset</p>
froerence;whereon,</p>
iionofcreatedthings,</p>
bystepsayasdtogod.butsay,</p>
eantthatcautionjoined,ifyebefound</p>
obedientobediehen</p>
tohiorpossiblyhislovedesert,</p>
edusfrohedustandplacedushere</p>
fulltotheutstasureofbliss</p>
hundesiresseekorapprehend</p>
totheangel.sonofheaveh,</p>
paradiselost</p>
147of374</p>
attendthatthouarthappy,oogod;</p>
thatthountisuch,oothyself,</p>
thatis,tothyobediehereinstand.</p>
thishatcautiohee;beadvised.</p>
goddetheeperfetable;</p>
andgoodhedethee,buttopersevere</p>
heleftitinthypohywill</p>
bynaturefree,notoverruledbyfate</p>
iricable,orstriecessity:</p>
ourvoluntaryserviceherequires,</p>
notouecessitated;such</p>
findsnoaeptanorfind;forhow</p>
hearts,notfree,betriedhertheyserve</p>
bydestiny,andootherchoose</p>
self,andalltheangelickhost,thatstand</p>
insightofgod,enthroned,ourhappystate</p>
hold,asyouyours,eholds;</p>