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Book 3.  Interpreter through highet Heav'n to bring, Where all his Sons thy Embaie attend; And here art likeliet by upream decree 670 Like honour to obtain, and as his Eye To viit oft this new Creation round; Unpeakable defire to fee, and know All thee his wondrous works, but chiefly Man, His chief delight and favour, him for whom All thee his works o wondrous he ordaind, Hath brought me from the Quires of Cherubim Alone thus wandring. Brightet Seraph tell In which of all thee hining Orbes hath Man His fixed eat, or fixed eat hath none, 680 But all thee hining Orbes his choice to dwell; That I may find him, and with ecret gaze, Or open admiration him behold On whom the great Creator hath betowd Worlds,and on whom hath all thee graces powrd; That both in him and all things, as is meet, The Univeral Maker we may praie; Who jutly hath drivn out his Rebell Foes To deepet Hell, and to repair that los Created this new happie Race of Men 690 To erve him better: wie are all his wayes. So pake the fale diembler unperceivd; For neither Man nor Angel can dicern Hypocriie, the only evil that walks Inviible, except to God alone, By his permiive will, through Heav'n and Earth: And oft though widom wake, upicion leeps At widoms Gate, and to implicitie Reigns her charge, while goodnes thinks no ill