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Rh  Of Creatures rational, though under hope Of heavenly Grace: and God proclaiming peace, 500 Yet live in hatred, enmitie, and trife Among themelves, and levie cruel warres, Wating the Earth, each other to destoy: As if (which might induce us to accord) Man had not hellih foes anow beides, That day and night for his detruction waite. The Stygian Councel thus diolv’d; and forth In order came the grand infernal Peers, Midt came thir mighty Paramount, and eemed Alone th’ Antagonit of Heav’n, nor les 510 Then Hells dread Emperour with pomp Supream, And God-like imitated State; him round A Globe of fierie Seraphim inclos’d With bright imblazonrie, and horrent Arms. Then of thir Seion ended they bid cry With Trumpets regal ound the great result: Toward the four winds four peedy Cherubim Put to thir mouths the ounding Alchymie By Haralds voice explain’d: the hollow Abys Heard farr and wide, and all the hot of Hell 520 With deafning hout, return’d them loud acclaim. Thence more at eae thir minds and omwhat rais’d By fale preumptuous hope, the ranged powers Disband, and wandring, each his everal way Purues, as inclination or ad choice Leads him perplext, where he may likeliet find Truce to his retles thoughts, and entertain The irkome hours, till his great Chief return. Part on the Plain, or in the Air ublime Upon the wing, or in wift race contend,