ehighpower,sofar
exceededhun;andhish
thustotheeyrealnisterhefrad
inhabitanthgod,noell
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thyfavour,inthishonourdoon;
underhouhastvouchsafed
toenter,andtheseearthlyfruitstotaste,
foodnotofangels,yetacceptedso,
asthatre
atheavenshighfeaststohavefed:yetpare
tothehreplied
oadaonealghtyis,frobr >
allthingsproretu,
ifnotdepravedfroood,createdall
suatterall,
endueds,variousdegrees
ofsubstance,and,inthingsthatlive,oflife;butrerefined,respiritous,andpure,
asnearertohilaced,oearertending
eachintheirseveralactivespheresassigned,tillbodyuptospiritwork,inbounds
proportionedtoeatheroot
springslighterthegreenstalk,frohencetheleavesreaery,lastthebrightnsuateflower
spiritsodorousbreathes:floheirfruit,
nsnourishnt,bygradualscalesublid,
tovitalspiritsaspire,toanil,
tointellectual;givebothlifeandsense,
fancyandunderstanding;hesoul
reasonreceives,andreasonisherbeing,
discursive,orintuitive;disurse
isoftestyours,thelatterstisours,
differingbutindegree,ofkindthesa
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then,godforyousawgood
ifirefusenot,butnvert,asyou
topropersubstancetiye,en
ayparticipate,andfind
noinnvenientdiet,nortoolightfare;
andfroheserporalnutrintsperhaps
yourbodiesyatlasttualltospirit,
irovedbytrae,and,end
ethereal,asay,atchoice,
hereorinheavenlyparadisesdwell;
ifyebefoundobedient,andretain
unalterablyfirisloveentire,
eanwhileenjoy
yourfillhappinessthishappystate
ore
tothepatriarankindreplied
ofavourablespirit,propitiousguest,
thoutaughttheightdirect
ourknohescaleofnatureset
froerence;whereon,
inntelationofcreatedthings,
bystepsayascendtogodbutsay,
eantthatcautionjoined,ifyebefound
obedientcanobediencethen
tohiorpossiblyhislovedesert,
edusfrohedustandplacedushere
fulltotheutstasureofbliss
hundesirescanseekorapprehend
totheangelsonofheavenandearth,
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attendthatthouarthappy,oogod;
thatthountinuestsuch,oothyself,
thatis,tothyobedience;thereinstand
thishatcautiongiventhee;beadvised
goddetheeperfetable;
andgoodhedethee,buttopersevere
heleftitinthypohywill
bynaturefree,notoverruledbyfate
inextricable,orstrictnecessity:
ourvoluntaryserviceherequires,
notouecessitated;such
findsnoacceptance,norcanfind;forhow
canhearts,notfree,betriedhertheyserve
bydestiny,andcannootherchoose
self,andalltheangelickhost,thatstand
insightofgod,enthroned,ourhappystate
hold,asyouyours,eholds;
onothersuretynone:freelyweserve,
becausewefreelylove,asinourwill
toloveoot;inthisandorfall:
andsoarefallen,todisobediencefallen,
andsofroeaventodeepesthell;ofall
froighstateofbliss,intowoe
toourgreatprogenitorthywords
attentive,andoredelightedear,
divineinstructer,ihaveheard,thanwhen
neighbouringhills
aerealsicksend:norkne
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tobebothedfree;
yetthattolove
ourker,andobeyhiand
singleisyetsojust,nstantthoughts
assured,andstillassure:thoughthoutellesthathpassedinheaven,sodoubteve,
butredesiretohear,ifthounsent,
thefullrelation,ustneedsbestrange,
hyofsacredsilencetobeheard;
andlargeday,forscarcethesun
hathfinishedhalfhisjouey,andscarcebeginshisotherhalfinthegreatzoneofheaven
thusadaaderequest;andraphael,
aftershortpauseassenting,thusbegan
hightterthouenjoinest,opriofn,
sadtaskandhard:forhoe
tohunsensetheinvisibleexploits
oforse,
theruinofsonygloriousonce
andperfectheystoodhounfold
thesecretsofanotherworld,perhaps
notlaorevealyetforthygood
thisisdispensed;andountsthereach
ofhunsense,ishalldelineateso,
bylikeningspiritualtorporalfor,
asyexpresstheest;thoughifearth
bebutashadohingstherein
eaorethanonearthisthought
asyetthis,andchaoswild
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reignedheseheavensnohnow
rests
uponhercenterpoised;whenonaday
forti,thoughieity,applied
totion,asuresallthingsdurable
bypresent,past,andfuture,onsuchday
asheavensgreatyearbringsforth,theeyrealhostofangelsbyierialsuonscalled,
innurablebeforethealghtysthrone
forthalltheendsofheaven,appeared
undertheirhierarchsinordersbright:
tenthousandthousandensignshighadvanced,standardsandgonfalonstvanandrear
streantheair,andfordistinctionserve
ofhierarchies,oforders,anddegrees;
orintheirglitteringtissuesbearilazed
holyrials,actsofzealandlove
rerdedenentthuswheninorbs
ofcircuitinexpressibletheystood,
orbhinorb,thefatherinfinite,
byinblissiosodsattheson,
adstasfroflangunt,op
brightnesshaddeinvisible,thusspake
hear,allyeangels,progenyoflight,
thrones,donations,princedo,virtues,powers;heardecree,and
thisdayihavebegotideclare
onlyson,andonthisholyhill
hiaveanointed,yenowbehold
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atrighthand;yourheadihippoint;
andbyselfhavesshallbow
allkneesinheaven,andshallnfesshiord:
underhisgreatvicegerentreignabide
united,asoneindividualsoul,
foreverhappy:hihodisobeys,
disobeys,breaksunion,andthatday,
godand
