第35节

    【】sonceagainwereheard,

    peltheoaquickresult.

    tothusbelial,inlikegasood.

    leaderthetersof,

    ofhards,andfullofforceurgedho;

    suchasightperceiveasedthell,

    andstuledny:right,

    hadneedfroeadtofootand;

    notuood,thisgifttheyhavebesides,

    theyshht.

    sotheyangtheelvesinpleasantvein

    stoodsffing,highteheirthoughtsbeyond

    alldoubtofviight

    totched

    soeasy,andofhisthunderdeas,

    andallhishostderided,heystood

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    arouble:buttheystoodnotlong;

    rageprotedthetlength,andfoundther

    againstsuchhellishschieffittooppose.

    forthhbeholdtheexcellehepower,

    ightyangelsplaced

    theiraraheythreothehills

    forearthhaththisvarietyfroeaven

    ofpleasuresituateinhillanddale,

    lightasthelightningglisetheyran,theyflew;

    froheirfoundationslooseningtoandfro,

    theypluckedtheseatedhills,halltheirload,

    rocks,ers,heshaggytops

    upliftingborethentheirhands:aze,

    besure,andterrour,seizedtherebelhost,

    ingtosodreadtheysaw

    thebottoftheuntainsupued;

    tillonthosecursederiplerow

    theysaed,andalltheirnfidence

    uheountainsburieddeep;

    theelvesinvaded,andontheirheads

    inprontoriesflung,heair

    cashadoed;

    theirarurhelpedtheirharcrushedinandbruised

    intotheirsubsta,pain

    ilacable,andnyadroan;

    longstrugglinguh,eretheyuldwind

    outofsuchprison,thoughspiritsofpurestlight,

    purestatfirst,nowgrossbysinninggrown.

    therest,initation,tolikear

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    betooktheandtheneighbhillsuptore:

    sohillsadtheairenunteredhills,

    hurledtoandfrohjaculationdire;

    thatundergroundtheyfoughtindislshade;

    infealnoiseedacivilga

    tothisuproar;horridnfusionheaped

    uponnfusionrose:andnowallheaven

    hadgoohruinoverspread;

    hadnotthealghtyfather,s

    shrinedinhissanctuaryofheavensecure,

    nsultingohings,foreseen

    thistult,aedall,advised:

    thathisgreatpurposeheghtsofulfil,

    tohonourhisanointedsonavenged

    uponhisenees,andtodeclare

    allpotransferred:ohisson,

    theassessourofhisthrohusbegan.

    effulgenyglory,sonbeloved,

    son,ineinvisibleisbeheld

    visibly,;

    andinbydecreeido,

    sendoipote,

    tputethedaysofheaven,

    sinhaelandhispoe

    thesedisobedient:sorehathbeentheirfight,

    aslikeliestetard;

    fortotheelvesilefttheandthoukno,

    equalintheircreationtheyed,

    savepaired;hath

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    insensibly,forisuspendtheirdoo

    ustlast

    endless,andnosolutionwillbefound:

    waredando,

    andtodisorderedrageletloosethereins

    ountains,ased;akes

    wildain.

    thereforepast,thethirdisthine;

    fortheeihaveordai;andthusfar

    havesuffered,thatthegloryybethine

    ofendingthisgreatthou

    dit.intotheesuchvirtueandgrace

    ienseihavetransfused,thatallyknow

    inheavenahypopare;

    and,thisperversetiohus,

    toheehiesttobeheir

    ofallthings;tobeheir,andtobeking

    bysacredun,thydeservedright.

    gothen,thoughtiest,inthyfathersght;

    asdchariot,guidetherapidwheels

    thatshakeheavensbasis,bringforthallwar,

    boyalghtyar

    girdon,andshypuissantthigh;

    pursuethesesonsofdarkness,drivetheut

    frollheavensboundsintotheutterdeep:

    therelettheea,aslikesthetodespise

    god,andssiahhisanointedking.

    hesaid,andonhissonhraysdirect

    shonefull;heallhisfatherfullexpressed

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    ineffablyintohisfaeived;

    andthusthefilialgodheadansweringspake.

    ofather,osupreofheavenlythrones,

    first,highest,holiest,best;thoual

    toglorifythyson,ialhee,

    asisstjust:thisigloryat,

    exaltation,and,

    thatthou,inthywill

    fulfilled,ybliss.

    scepterandpoe,

    andgladliershallresign,heend

    thoushaltbeallinall,andiinthee

    forever;andinallthoulovest:

    butthouhatest,ihate,andputon

    thyterrours,asiputthyldnesson,

    igeoftheeinallthings;andshallsoon,

    ardight,ridheavenoftheserebelled;

    totheirpreparedillnsiondrivendown,

    tosofdarkness,andtheundying;

    thatfrohyjustobedienceuldrevolt,

    toobeyishappiire.

    thenshallthysaintsunxed,andfroheiure

    farseparate,ount,

    unfeignedhalleluiahstotheesing,

    hysofhighpraise,andiangthehief.

    sosaid,he,oerhisscepterbowing,rose

    frhthandofglory;

    ahirdsacredbegantoshine,

    dahroughheaven.forthrushedhwhirlwind

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    sound

    thechariotofpatealdeity,

    flashingthickflas,hinwheelundrawn,

    itselfinstincthspirit,butnvoyed

    byfourkshapes;fourfah

    hadhstars,theirbodiesall

    andheyes;heyesthewheels

    ofberyl,andcareeringfiresbetween;

    overtheirheadsacrystalfirnt,

    hrone,inlaidhpure

    aer,andloursoftheshoh.

    he,ined

    ofradianturi,

    asded;athisrighthandvictory

    sateaglehunghisbow

    andquiverhthreeboltedthuored;

    andfrobouthiierceeffusionrolled

    ofske,andbickeringfla,andsparklesdire:

    atteenthousandthousandsaints,

    heone;faroffhisin

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